adelgazante

Spanish

Etymology

From adelgazar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /adelɡaˈθante/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈθãn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /adelɡaˈsante/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈsãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: a‧del‧ga‧zan‧te

Adjective

adelgazante m or f (masculine and feminine plural adelgazantes)

1. slimming
   • 2015 November 23, “Cartas al director”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Se promocionan sopas, colchones, cremas adelgazantes, prendas reductoras, cuchillos, yogures, cacerolas.

     Soups, mattresses, slimming creams, reducing garments, knives, yogurts, pans are promoted.

Noun

adelgazante m (plural adelgazantes)

1. a weight-reducing or slimming product

Further reading

• “adelgazante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10