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perdón

/peɾˈdon/

interjection/peɾˈdon/

sorry, pardon me (excuse me); sorry, pardon (I didn't hear you)

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom Proto-Italic *dōnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *dōnāō? Latin dōnō Late Latin perdōnāre Spanish perdonardeverb. Spanish perdón Deverbal from perdonar.

noun, masculine/peɾˈdon/plural: perdones

pardon; mercy

Synonyms: gracia, amparo, merced, misericordia, piedad

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom Proto-Italic *dōnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *dōnāō? Latin dōnō Late Latin perdōnāre Spanish perdonardeverb. Spanish perdón Deverbal from perdonar.