See also: desmayó

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /desˈmaʝo/ [d̪ezˈma.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /desˈmaʃo/ [d̪ezˈma.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /desˈmaʒo/ [d̪ezˈma.ʒo]

  • Rhymes: -aʝo
  • Syllabification: des‧ma‧yo

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from desmayar.

Noun

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desmayo m (plural desmayos)

  1. swoon, faint (act of fainting)
    Synonym: patatús

Etymology 2

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Verb

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desmayo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of desmayar

Further reading

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