expósito

See also: exposito and Exposito

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expositus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡsˈposito/ [eɣ̞sˈpo.si.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): /esˈposito/ [esˈpo.si.t̪o] (informal)
  • Rhymes: -osito
  • Syllabification: ex‧pó‧si‧to

Adjective

expósito (feminine expósita, masculine plural expósitos, feminine plural expósitas)

  1. (of a child) abandoned at birth

Noun

expósito m (plural expósitos, feminine expósita, feminine plural expósitas)

  1. foundling
    Synonyms: peño, echadillo, enechado, inclusero

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