peyorativo
Ladino edit
Adjective edit
peyorativo (Latin spelling, feminine peyorativa, masculine plural peyorativos, feminine plural peyorativas)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pejōrātus, perfect passive participle of pejōrō (“to make worse”), from pejor (“worse”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: pe‧yo‧ra‧ti‧vo
Adjective edit
peyorativo (feminine peyorativa, masculine plural peyorativos, feminine plural peyorativas)
Noun edit
peyorativo m (plural peyorativos)
- pejorative (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “peyorativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014