desperdiciar

Spanish

Etymology

From desperdicio +‎ -ar, from Late Latin disperditiāre (losing), from Latin disperdō (to lose completely).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /despeɾdiˈθjaɾ/ [d̪es.peɾ.ð̞iˈθjaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /despeɾdiˈsjaɾ/ [d̪es.peɾ.ð̞iˈsjaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧per‧di‧ciar

Verb

desperdiciar (first-person singular present desperdicio, first-person singular preterite desperdicié, past participle desperdiciado)

  1. (transitive) to waste
    Synonyms: farrear, derrochar, despilfarrar, malbaratar, malgastar

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Portuguese: desperdiçar

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