controvertido

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontɾobeɾˈtido/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾo.β̞eɾˈt̪i.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: con‧tro‧ver‧ti‧do

Etymology 1

From Latin contrōversus +‎ -ido.

Adjective

controvertido (feminine controvertida, masculine plural controvertidos, feminine plural controvertidas)

1. controversial

   Synonyms: polémico, (Latin America) controversial

Derived terms

• controvertidamente
• controvertir

 

Related terms

• controversia

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

controvertido (feminine controvertida, masculine plural controvertidos, feminine plural controvertidas)

1. past participle of controvertir

Further reading

• “controvertido”, 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