dechado
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin dictātum (“precept, teaching”). Doublet of dictado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈt͡ʃado/ [d̪eˈt͡ʃa.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: de‧cha‧do
Noun
dechado m (plural dechados)
- example of something to copy
- model of behaviour; paragon
- sampler (a piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs)
Further reading
- “dechado”, 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