jumento

Latin

Noun

jūmentō

  1. dative/ablative singular of jūmentum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūmentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒuˈmẽ.tu/

  • Rhymes: -ẽtu
  • Hyphenation: ju‧men‧to

Noun

jumento m (plural jumentos)

  1. donkey
    Synonyms: asno, burro, jegue, jerico
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) idiot; fool
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Descendants

  • → Guajajára: zumen

Adjective

jumento (feminine jumenta, masculine plural jumentos, feminine plural jumentas)

  1. (derogatory) dumb, stupid, foolish, idiotic
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūmentum.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xuˈmento/ [xuˈmẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: ju‧men‧to

Noun

jumento m or f (plural jumentos, feminine jumenta, feminine plural jumentas)

  1. donkey
    Synonyms: asno, burro
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) idiot; fool
    Synonyms: idiota, menso

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983) “uncir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 715

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