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despreciar.

to despise, to scorn

10 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/despɾeˈθjaɾ/[d̪es.pɾeˈθjaɾ]/despɾeˈsjaɾ/[d̪es.pɾeˈsjaɾ]
  1. to despise, to scorn

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish preciar Spanish despreciar From des- + preciar.; compare Latin depretiāre (whence depreciar). Compare Portuguese desprezar, Italian disprezzare.

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