adelgazante
Spanish
Etymology
From adelgazar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /adelɡaˈθante/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈθãn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /adelɡaˈsante/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈsãn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: a‧del‧ga‧zan‧te
Adjective
adelgazante m or f (masculine and feminine plural adelgazantes)
- slimming
- 2015 November 23, “Cartas al director”, in El País[1]:
- Se promocionan sopas, colchones, cremas adelgazantes, prendas reductoras, cuchillos, yogures, cacerolas.
- Soups, mattresses, slimming creams, reducing garments, knives, yogurts, pans are promoted.
Noun
adelgazante m (plural adelgazantes)
- a weight-reducing or slimming product
Further reading
- “adelgazante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024