desconocido

Spanish

Etymology

From desconocer +‎ -ido.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deskonoˈθido/ [d̪es.ko.noˈθi.ð̞o] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /deskonoˈsido/ [d̪es.ko.noˈsi.ð̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
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  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: des‧co‧no‧ci‧do

Adjective

desconocido (feminine desconocida, masculine plural desconocidos, feminine plural desconocidas)

  1. unknown, undisclosed, unbeknownst
    Synonym: (formal) ignoto
    Antonym: conocido
  2. unfamiliar
  3. uncharted, undiscovered
    Synonym: inexplorado

Noun

desconocido m (plural desconocidos, feminine desconocida, feminine plural desconocidas)

  1. unknown
  2. John Doe
    Synonym: Juan Pérez
  3. stranger (unknown person)
    Synonyms: extranjero, forastero

Participle

desconocido (feminine desconocida, masculine plural desconocidos, feminine plural desconocidas)

  1. past participle of desconocer

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