ahorcado

Spanish

Etymology

From ahorcar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aoɾˈkado/ [a.oɾˈka.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧hor‧ca‧do

Noun

ahorcado m (plural ahorcados)

1. hanged person
2. hangman (word game)

Derived terms

• mentar la soga en casa del ahorcado

 

Participle

ahorcado (feminine ahorcada, masculine plural ahorcados, feminine plural ahorcadas)

1. past participle of ahorcar

Further reading

• “ahorcado”, 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