adjective/aˈθjaɡo/
unlucky, ill-fated, unfortunate
“Para los dos partidos en el Gobierno de España, la jornada fue más aciaga, sobre todo para Podemos, que salió zarandeado: quedó fuera del Parlamento gallego y perdió la mitad de su representación en Euskadi.” — For the two parties in the Spanish Government, the day was more unfortunate, especially for Podemos, which came out shaken: it was left out of the Galician Parliament and lost half of its representation in Euskadi.
Synonyms: infausto, infeliz, desdichado, desgraciado
Inherited from Old Spanish aciago, aziago, from Latin aegyptiacus (diēs) (“fateful day”, literally “Egyptian day”). Egyptian days were certain days of the year considered to be unlucky during the Middle Ages. Compare Portuguese aziago.