expiatorio

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin expiātōrius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡspjaˈtoɾjo/ [eɣ̞s.pjaˈt̪o.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -oɾjo
• Syllabification: ex‧pia‧to‧rio

Adjective

expiatorio (feminine expiatoria, masculine plural expiatorios, feminine plural expiatorias)

1. sacrificial
2. expiatory, piacular

Derived terms

• chivo expiatorio

 

Further reading

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