desmayo

See also: desmayó

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /desˈmaʝo/ [d̪ezˈma.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /desˈmaʃo/ [d̪ezˈma.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /desˈmaʒo/ [d̪ezˈma.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: des‧ma‧yo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desmayar.

Noun

desmayo m (plural desmayos)

  1. swoon, faint (act of fainting)
    Synonym: patatús

Etymology 2

Verb

desmayo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of desmayar

Further reading

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