cariacontecido

Spanish

Etymology

From cara +‎ acontecido.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾjakonteˈθido/ [ka.ɾja.kõn̪.t̪eˈθi.ð̞o] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kaɾjakonteˈsido/ [ka.ɾja.kõn̪.t̪eˈsi.ð̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: ca‧ria‧con‧te‧ci‧do

Adjective

cariacontecido (feminine cariacontecida, masculine plural cariacontecidos, feminine plural cariacontecidas)

  1. crestfallen, disappointed, down in the mouth
    • 2015 October 31, “Opinión”, in El País‎[1]:
      Marta aparece más cariacontecida, siempre es más duro para una madre ver que tus problemas, o imputaciones, arrastran a la prole.
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