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abajo

/aˈbaxo/

adverb/aˈbaxo/

down, downwards; downstairs; below

Abajo están la cocina y el salón.The kitchen and lounge are downstairs.

Antonyms: arriba, encima

From a (“to”) + bajo (“down”). Cognate to French à bas, which is also used in sense “down with”. Compare English abase.

interjection/aˈbaxo/

down with, away with

¡Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe!, ¡Abajo el mal gobierno!Long live the Virgin of Guadalupe! Down with bad governance!

Antonyms: viva

From a (“to”) + bajo (“down”). Cognate to French à bas, which is also used in sense “down with”. Compare English abase.