compromiso

Galician

Etymology

From Latin comprōmissum. Cognate with Portuguese compromisso.

Noun

compromiso m (plural compromisos)

1. commitment

Further reading

• “compromiso” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

FWOTD – 17 January 2013

Etymology

From Latin comprōmissum. Cognate with Catalan compromís, French compromis, Italian compromesso, Portuguese compromisso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompɾoˈmiso/ [kõm.pɾoˈmi.so]
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: com‧pro‧mi‧so

Noun

compromiso m (plural compromisos)

1. commitment

   sin compromiso ― without obligation

   • 2006, Irene Askasibar Zendoia, La Sostenibilidad, Un Compromiso de La Escuela, Grao, page 82:

     Suscitar el compromiso y la participación de la comunidad escolar en la recogida selectiva.

     Provoke the commitment and participation of the school community in the selective collecting.

2. engagement, appointment
3. (law) compromise
4. predicament (an unfortunate or trying position)

Derived terms

• anillo de compromiso
• por compromiso

 

Related terms

• comprometer

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: kompromiso

Further reading

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