menosprecio

See also: menospreció

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /menosˈpɾeθjo/ [me.nosˈpɾe.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /menosˈpɾesjo/ [me.nosˈpɾe.sjo]
• Rhymes: -eθjo
• Rhymes: -esjo
• Syllabification: me‧nos‧pre‧cio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from menospreciar.

Noun

menosprecio m (plural menosprecios)

1. underestimation

Etymology 2

Verb

menosprecio

1. first-person singular present indicative of menospreciar

Further reading

• “menosprecio”, 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