desahogo

/desaˈoɣo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
desahogos

Meaning

  1. relief

    • Lloró como desahogo.

      He cried as a release.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

alivio

desahogo means relief as an emotional release or an easing of a burden, including financial relief; alivio is more general relief from pain or stress.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alívio

alívio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "relief."

Portuguese

relevo

relevo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "relief."

Practice

1 What does desahogo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lloró como ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desahogo?

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