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traidor

/tɾaiˈdoɾ/

adjective/tɾaiˈdoɾ/

traitorous (characteristic of a traitor); unpredictable

Synonyms: traicionero, impredecible

Inherited from Old Spanish traydor, traïdor, traedor, related to Old Spanish traer (“to betray”) and perhaps a semi-learned borrowing from Latin trāditōrem (“traitor, betrayer”) (the main evidence being its use with a hiatus -aï- in Berceo), from Latin trādō, trādere (“to hand over, abandon something”), from trāns (“across, beyond”) + dō (“to give”).

noun, masculine/tɾaiˈdoɾ/plural: traidores

traitor, betrayer, backstabber; snake

Synonyms: traicionero, alevoso, serpiente

Inherited from Old Spanish traydor, traïdor, traedor, related to Old Spanish traer (“to betray”) and perhaps a semi-learned borrowing from Latin trāditōrem (“traitor, betrayer”) (the main evidence being its use with a hiatus -aï- in Berceo), from Latin trādō, trādere (“to hand over, abandon something”), from trāns (“across, beyond”) + dō (“to give”).