hallazgo

Spanish

Etymology

From hallar +‎ -azgo, or from a Vulgar Latin *afflāticum, from Latin afflō. Cognate with Galician and Portuguese achádego, Leonese chalga and Asturian ayalga.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aˈʝaθɡo/ [aˈʝaθ̬.ɣ̞o] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aˈʎaθɡo/ [aˈʎaθ̬.ɣ̞o] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /aˈʃasɡo/ [aˈʃaz.ɣ̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aˈʒasɡo/ [aˈʒaz.ɣ̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Noun

hallazgo m (plural hallazgos)

  1. discovery
    Synonym: descubrimiento
  2. (obsolete) reward (for discovering and returning lost property to the owner)
    Synonym: gratificación

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