advenedizo

Spanish

Etymology

From older avenedizo, from Vulgar Latin *advenĭtīcius, a restructured form of Latin adventīcius. Doublet of adventicio. The first /d/ of modern advenedizo was probably taken either from adventicio or directly from Latin adventīcius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /adbeneˈdiθo/ [að̞.β̞e.neˈð̞i.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /adbeneˈdiso/ [að̞.β̞e.neˈð̞i.so]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: ad‧ve‧ne‧di‧zo

Adjective

advenedizo (feminine advenediza, masculine plural advenedizos, feminine plural advenedizas)

1. foreign
2. upstart

Noun

advenedizo m (plural advenedizos, feminine advenediza, feminine plural advenedizas)

1. outsider

   Synonyms: forasta, forastero

2. upstart, social climber

   Synonyms: arribista, trepador

See also

• allegadizo

Further reading

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