baldío

Spanish

Etymology

From balda (“(obsolete) worthless thing”) +‎ -ío, from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (báṭ[i]la), itself from Arabic بَاطِلَة (bāṭila, “vain, useless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈdio/ [bal̪ˈd̪i.o]
• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: bal‧dí‧o

Adjective

baldío (feminine baldía, masculine plural baldíos, feminine plural baldías)

1. barren, waste
2. lazy, idle

   Synonyms: haragán, ocioso

Derived terms

• terreno baldío
• tierras baldías

Noun

baldío m (plural baldíos)

1. wasteland

   Synonym: yermo

Further reading

• “baldío”, 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