superviviente
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /supeɾbiˈbjente/ [su.peɾ.β̞iˈβ̞jẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: su‧per‧vi‧vien‧te
Adjective
superviviente m or f (masculine and feminine plural supervivientes)
- surviving
- Synonym: sobreviviente
Noun
superviviente m or f by sense (plural supervivientes)
- survivor
- Synonym: sobreviviente
Usage notes
- Superviviente is more common in Spain than sobreviviente, whereas the latter is more common in most of Latin America.
Related terms
Further reading
- “superviviente”, 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