abyecto

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abiectus. Cognate with English abject.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /abˈʝeɡto/ [aβ̞ˈʝeɣ̞.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /abˈʃeɡto/ [aβ̞ˈʃeɣ̞.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /abˈʒeɡto/ [aβ̞ˈʒeɣ̞.t̪o]

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Rhymes: -eɡto
Syllabification: ab‧yec‧to

Adjective

abyecto (feminine abyecta, masculine plural abyectos, feminine plural abyectas)

abject
heinous, wretched, vile

Derived terms

abyectamente

Related terms

abyección

Further reading

“abyecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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