explicativo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin explicātīvus, from explicō (“to unfold, open out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsplikaˈtibo/ [eɣ̞s.pli.kaˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: ex‧pli‧ca‧ti‧vo

Adjective

explicativo (feminine explicativa, masculine plural explicativos, feminine plural explicativas)

1. explanatory

Related terms

• explica
• explicar

 

Further reading

• “explicativo”, 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