dañino

Spanish

Etymology

From dañar +‎ -ino, derived from Latin damnāre. Compare Portuguese daninho.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ino

• IPA^(key): /daˈɲino/ [d̪aˈɲi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: da‧ñi‧no

Adjective

dañino (feminine dañina, masculine plural dañinos, feminine plural dañinas)

1. damaging, harmful, detrimental (especially in regards to animals)

   Synonyms: perjudicial, nocivo

   Fumar es dañino para tu salud

   Smoking is damaging to your health

Related terms

• dañar
• daño

Further reading

• “dañino”, 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