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sordo.

deaf

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsoɾdo/[ˈsoɾ.ð̞o]

  1. deaf

    quedarse sordo
    hacerse el sordo

  2. dull, muted

  3. voiceless

  4. dull

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”). Compare English surd.

noun/ˈsoɾdo/[ˈsoɾ.ð̞o]

  1. deaf person

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish sordo, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”). Compare English surd.

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