desmán

See also: desman

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desˈman/ [d̪ezˈmãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: des‧mán

Etymology 1

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Noun

desmán m (plural desmanes)

  1. abuse, excess
    Synonym: ultraje
    • 1887, Eugenio Cambaceres, En la sangre, chapter 29:
      No que fuera ésta provocada por Genaro, que tratase él de imponerse, que su conducta, su actitud, hubiesen nunca acosado de su parte el más ligero desmán, la más pequeña licencia.
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Etymology 2

Noun

desmán m (plural desmanes)

  1. desman (animal)
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