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traidor.

traitorous (characteristic of a traitor)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɾaiˈdoɾ/[t̪ɾai̯ˈð̞oɾ]

  1. traitorous (characteristic of a traitor)

  2. unpredictable

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish traydor, traïdor, traedor, related to Old Spanish traer (“to betray”) and perhaps a semi-learned borrowing from Latin trāditōrem (“traitor, betrayer”) (the main evidence being its use with a hiatus -aï- in Berceo), from Latin trādō, trādere (“to hand over, abandon something”), from trāns (“across, beyond”) + dō (“to give”).

noun/tɾaiˈdoɾ/[t̪ɾai̯ˈð̞oɾ]

  1. traitor, betrayer, backstabber

    masculine

  2. snake

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish traydor, traïdor, traedor, related to Old Spanish traer (“to betray”) and perhaps a semi-learned borrowing from Latin trāditōrem (“traitor, betrayer”) (the main evidence being its use with a hiatus -aï- in Berceo), from Latin trādō, trādere (“to hand over, abandon something”), from trāns (“across, beyond”) + dō (“to give”).

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