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Adjective
peyorativo (Latin spelling, feminine peyorativa, masculine plural peyorativos, feminine plural peyorativas)
- pejorative
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pejōrātus, perfect passive participle of pejōrō (“to make worse”), from pejor (“worse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /peʝoɾaˈtibo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peʃoɾaˈtibo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peʒoɾaˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: pe‧yo‧ra‧ti‧vo
Adjective
peyorativo (feminine peyorativa, masculine plural peyorativos, feminine plural peyorativas)
- pejorative
Noun
peyorativo m (plural peyorativos)
- pejorative (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression)
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