suceso

Galician

Etymology

From Latin successus.

Noun

suceso m (plural sucesos)

1. event, happening

   Synonym: sucedido

Related terms

• suceder

Further reading

• “suceso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin successus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /suˈθeso/ [suˈθe.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /suˈseso/ [suˈse.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: su‧ce‧so

Noun

suceso m (plural sucesos)

1. event, happening
2. outcome, result
3. (obsolete) success

Usage notes

• In modern usage suceso is a false friend, and does not mean "success" (Éxito stole that role.). But in English obsolete usage success can mean outcome, result.

Related terms

• suceder

 

Further reading

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