Polyglot Dictionary

deseo

/deˈseo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los deseos

Meaning

  1. wish, desire

    • Pide un deseo.

      Make a wish.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gana

deseo and gana are close synonyms for "desire, wish," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Wunsch

Wunsch is the German word for the same thing — both mean "wish, desire."

Practice

1 What does deseo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pide un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches deseo?

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