degüello

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /deˈɡweʝo/ [d̪eˈɣ̞we.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /deˈɡweʎo/ [d̪eˈɣ̞we.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /deˈɡweʃo/ [d̪eˈɣ̞we.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /deˈɡweʒo/ [d̪eˈɣ̞we.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: de‧güe‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from degollar.

Noun

degüello m (plural degüellos)

  1. slitting of a throat
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael‎[1], Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      En ese momento, Ismael, que apenas había despegado los labios desde que se incorporó al grupo, sin experimentar ninguna emoción ante el degüello -gritó con enojo:
      -¡No matar!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

degüello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of degollar

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