desperdicio

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin disperditiōnem (destruction, ruin).

Noun

desperdicio m (plural desperdicios)

  1. waste
    Synonyms: desecho, derroche, disipación
Descendants
  • Portuguese: desperdício

Etymology 2

Verb

desperdicio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of desperdiciar

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