desmayo

See also: desmayó

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /desˈmaʝo/ [d̪ezˈma.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /desˈmaʃo/ [d̪ezˈma.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /desˈmaʒo/ [d̪ezˈma.ʒo]

Rhymes: -aʝo
Syllabification: des‧ma‧yo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desmayar.

Noun

desmayo m (plural desmayos)

swoon, faint (act of fainting)
Synonym: patatús

Verb

desmayo

first-person singular present indicative of desmayar

Further reading

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

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