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Galician
Etymology
From Latin prōmiscuus.
Adjective
promiscuo (feminine promiscua, masculine plural promiscuos, feminine plural promiscuas)
- mixed
- promiscuous
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Latin prōmiscuus.
Adjective
promiscuo (feminine promiscua, masculine plural promiscui, feminine plural promiscue)
- mixed (marriage etc.)
- common (to both sexes)
- promiscuous, wanton
Derived terms
Further reading
- promiscuo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
prōmiscuō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōmiscuus
Portuguese
Verb
promiscuo
- first-person singular present indicative of promiscuir
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoˈmiskwo/
- Rhymes: -iskwo
- Syllabification: pro‧mis‧cuo
Etymology 1
From Latin prōmiscuus.
Adjective
promiscuo (feminine promiscua, masculine plural promiscuos, feminine plural promiscuas)
- mixed, ambiguous
- promiscuous
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
promiscuo
- first-person singular present indicative of promiscuar
Further reading