espabilado
Spanish
Etymology
From espabilar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espabiˈlado/ [es.pa.β̞iˈla.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: es‧pa‧bi‧la‧do
Adjective
espabilado (feminine espabilada, masculine plural espabilados, feminine plural espabiladas)
- streetwise, street-smart, savvy, clever
- Synonyms: despierto, vivo, listo, ingenioso, imaginativo
- niño espabilado ― bright child
Participle
espabilado (feminine espabilada, masculine plural espabilados, feminine plural espabiladas)
- past participle of espabilar
Further reading
- “espabilado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024