rezago

See also: rezagó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈθaɡo/ [reˈθa.ɣ̞o] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /reˈsaɡo/ [reˈsa.ɣ̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Syllabification: re‧za‧go

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rezagar.

Noun

rezago m (plural rezagos)

  1. remains, residue
    Synonym: rezago
    • 2016 June 7, “Asesinó a su esposa que pretendía dejarlo y luego decidió ahorcarse”, in El Universo‎[1]:
      Napoleón Velasteguí, sociólogo y catedrático universitario, considera que aunque se está viviendo un periodo de transición en la sociedad aún quedan rezagos de costumbres negativas como golpear a la mujer.
      Napoleón Velasteguí, a sociologist and university professor, believes that even though we are experiencing a period of transition in society, there are still remnants of negative customs like domestic violence against women.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rezago

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rezagar

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