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peyorativo

/peʝoɾaˈtibo/

adjective/peʝoɾaˈtibo/

pejorative

Synonyms: despectivo, despreciativo

Borrowed from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pejōrātus, perfect passive participle of pejōrō (“to make worse”), from pejor (“worse”).

noun, masculine/peʝoɾaˈtibo/plural: peyorativos

pejorative (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression)

Borrowed from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pejōrātus, perfect passive participle of pejōrō (“to make worse”), from pejor (“worse”).