Polyglot Dictionary

desperdicio

/despeɾˈðisjo/

el noun B2

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
desperdicios

Meaning

  1. waste

    • Es un desperdicio de comida.

      It's a waste of food.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

derroche

desperdicio can mean both wasted material, like food waste, and the act of wasting; derroche specifically implies extravagant, wasteful squandering of money.

residuo

residuo is more technical or industrial waste; desperdicio is often food waste specifically.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

resíduo

resíduo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "waste."

Practice

1 What does desperdicio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___ de comida.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desperdicio?

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