desaprovechado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desapɾobeˈt͡ʃado/ [d̪e.sa.pɾo.β̞eˈt͡ʃa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧pro‧ve‧cha‧do

Adjective

desaprovechado (feminine desaprovechada, masculine plural desaprovechados, feminine plural desaprovechadas)

1. wasted, squandered (such as a wasted opportunity)
2. untapped, underused (such as an untapped resource)
3. someone who is not reaching their full potential, slacking (describing a student)

Participle

desaprovechado (feminine desaprovechada, masculine plural desaprovechados, feminine plural desaprovechadas)

1. past participle of desaprovechar

Further reading

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