despacio

Spanish

Etymology

From de +‎ espacio (“space”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desˈpaθjo/ [d̪esˈpa.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desˈpasjo/ [d̪esˈpa.sjo]
• Rhymes: -aθjo
• Rhymes: -asjo
• Syllabification: des‧pa‧cio

Adverb

despacio

1. slowly

   Synonyms: lentamente, lento

2. (Latin America) quietly

   Synonyms: bajito, en voz baja

Derived terms

diminutive

• despacito

Further reading

• “despacio”, 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