deceso

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēcessus (“death”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deˈθeso/ [d̪eˈθe.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deˈseso/ [d̪eˈse.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: de‧ce‧so

Noun

deceso m (plural decesos)

1. decease, death

   Synonyms: muerte, fallecimiento, defunción

Further reading

• “deceso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16