jumento

Latin

Noun

jūmentō

1. dative/ablative singular of jūmentum

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin iūmentum, jūmentum. Compare French jument (“mare”), Italian giumento (“pack animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒuˈmẽ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ẽtu
• Hyphenation: ju‧men‧to

Noun

jumento m (plural jumentos)

1. donkey

   Synonyms: asno, burro, jegue, jerico

2. (figuratively, derogatory) idiot; fool

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Adjective

jumento (feminine jumenta, masculine plural jumentos, feminine plural jumentas)

1. (derogatory) dumb, stupid, foolish, idiotic

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iumentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuˈmento/ [xuˈmẽn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: ju‧men‧to

Noun

jumento m (plural jumentos)

1. (equines) donkey

   Synonyms: asno, burro

2. (figuratively, derogatory) idiot; fool

   Synonyms: idiota, menso

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “uncir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 715

Further reading

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