peyorativo

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Adjective

peyorativo (Latin spelling, feminine peyorativa, masculine plural peyorativos, feminine plural peyorativas)

  1. 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)

  1. pejorative

Noun

peyorativo m (plural peyorativos)

  1. pejorative (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression)

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