menguante

Spanish

Etymology

From menguar, from Latin minuere (“to diminish”).

Adjective

menguante (plural menguantes)

decreasing, diminishing, waning
luna menguante ― waning moon

Further reading

“menguante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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