espabilado

Spanish

Etymology

From espabilar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /espabiˈlado/ [es.pa.β̞iˈla.ð̞o]
Rhymes: -ado
Syllabification: es‧pa‧bi‧la‧do

Adjective

espabilado (feminine espabilada, masculine plural espabilados, feminine plural espabiladas)

streetwise, street-smart, savvy, clever
Synonyms: despierto, vivo, listo, ingenioso, imaginativo

niño espabilado ― bright child

Participle

espabilado (feminine espabilada, masculine plural espabilados, feminine plural espabiladas)

past participle of espabilar

Further reading

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.