provecho

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prōfectus (“progress, success”). Cognate with English profit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈbet͡ʃo/ [pɾoˈβ̞e.t͡ʃo]

• Audio (Colombia)

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• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Hyphenation: pro‧ve‧cho

Noun

provecho m (plural provechos)

1. benefit
2. advantage
3. profit, worth, worthwhileness

Derived terms

• aprovechar (verb)
• de provecho
• buen provecho
• provechoso
• sacar provecho

Further reading

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