despacio
/desˈpasjo/
adverb
A2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
despacio and lentamente are close synonyms for "slowly," largely interchangeable.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
vagarosamente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "slowly."
Practice
1 What does despacio mean?
slowly
2 Fill the gap: Habla más ___, por favor.
Full sentence: Habla más despacio, por favor. (Speak more slowly, please.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches despacio?
despacio: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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