despacho

See also: despachó

Galician

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desˈpat͡ʃo/ [d̪es̺ˈpa̠.t͡ʃʊ]
Rhymes: -atʃo
Hyphenation: des‧pa‧cho

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

office, study
dispatch

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpa.ʃu/, /d͡ʒisˈpa.ʃu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpa.ʃu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈpa.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpa.ʃo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpa.ʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpa.t͡ʃu/

Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
Hyphenation: des‧pa‧cho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from despachar.

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

dispatch (a message sent quickly)
the act of sending something or someone
(Brazil) offerings to the entities worshiped in Afro-Brazilian religions, often for the realization of a spell
Synonym: macumba
(law) judicial decision in which something is approved or denied
Synonym: determinação

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

despacho

first-person singular present indicative of despachar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desˈpat͡ʃo/ [d̪esˈpa.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -atʃo
Syllabification: des‧pa‧cho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from despachar.

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

dispatch
office
Synonym: oficina

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: despatx

Etymology 2

Verb

despacho

first-person singular present indicative of despachar

Further reading

“despacho”, 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