desconocido

Spanish

Etymology

From desconocer +‎ -ido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deskonoˈθido/ [d̪es.ko.noˈθi.ð̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deskonoˈsido/ [d̪es.ko.noˈsi.ð̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: des‧co‧no‧ci‧do

Adjective

desconocido (feminine desconocida, masculine plural desconocidos, feminine plural desconocidas)

1. unknown, undisclosed, unbeknownst

   Synonym: (formal) ignoto

   Antonym: conocido

2. unfamiliar
3. uncharted, undiscovered

   Synonym: inexplorado

Noun

desconocido m (plural desconocidos, feminine desconocida, feminine plural desconocidas)

1. unknown
2. John Doe

   Synonym: Juan Pérez

3. stranger (unknown person)

   Synonyms: extranjero, forastero

Participle

desconocido (feminine desconocida, masculine plural desconocidos, feminine plural desconocidas)

1. past participle of desconocer

Further reading

• “desconocido”, 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