déspota

See also: despota

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛs.po.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛs.po.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛʃ.po.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛs.po.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛʃ.pu.tɐ/

Noun

déspota m (plural déspotas)

1. despot

Spanish

Alternative forms

• déspoto (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian despota, from Medieval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “master, absolute ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdespota/ [ˈd̪es.po.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -espota
• Syllabification: dés‧po‧ta

Noun

déspota m or f by sense (plural déspotas)

1. despot

Derived terms

• despótico
• despotismo

 

Further reading

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