Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish mensage, borrowed from Old Occitan messatge or Old French message, both from Medieval Latin missāticum, derived from Latin mittere (send).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /menˈsaxe/ [mẽnˈsa.xe]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: men‧sa‧je

Noun

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mensaje m (plural mensajes)

  1. message
    Synonym: recado
  2. speech
    Synonym: habla

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: mensahe

Further reading

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