despacito

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish despacito.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.paˈsi.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.paˈsi.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.paˈsi.to/

  • Hyphenation: des‧pa‧ci‧to

Adverb

despacito (not comparable)

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) slowly (at a slow speed)
    Synonym: devagar
    • 1993, Porca Véia (lyrics and music), “Lembranças”, in Orelhador de Cordeona, Caxias do Sul: ACIT:
      E ao morrer nesta tarde morena / Quando o Sol despacito se vai / As lembranças tranqueiam com as águas / Passageiras do rio Uruguai
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Further reading

Spanish

FWOTD – 13 January 2018

Etymology

From despacio + -ito.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /despaˈθito/ [d̪es.paˈθi.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /despaˈsito/ [d̪es.paˈsi.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: des‧pa‧ci‧to

Adjective

despacito (feminine despacita, masculine plural despacitos, feminine plural despacitas)

  1. Diminutive of despacio
  2. easy does it

Adverb

despacito

  1. Diminutive of despacio
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.