delito
Catalan edit
Verb edit
delito
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdeː.li.toː/, [ˈd̪eːlʲɪt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.li.to/, [ˈd̪ɛːlit̪o]
Participle edit
dēlitō
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin dēlictum.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -itu
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧to
Noun edit
delito m (plural delitos)
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin dēlictum. Cognate with English delict.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
delito m (plural delitos)
- crime; offense
- Synonyms: crimen, delincuencia
Usage notes edit
- Delito is a false friend, and does not mean delight. The Spanish word for delight is deleite.
- crimen refers to very serious crimes such as murder or assault, delito refers to any violation of the law.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “delito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014