despropósito

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ propósito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /despɾoˈposito/ [d̪es.pɾoˈpo.si.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -osito
• Syllabification: des‧pro‧pó‧si‧to

Noun

despropósito m (plural despropósitos)

1. nonsense

Further reading

• “despropósito”, 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