abyecto

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abiectus. Cognate with English abject.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /abˈʝeɡto/ [aβ̞ˈʝeɣ̞.t̪o]

• IPA^(key): /abˈʝeɡto/ [aβ̞ˈʝeɣ̞.t̪o] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /abˈʃeɡto/ [aβ̞ˈʃeɣ̞.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /abˈʒeɡto/ [aβ̞ˈʒeɣ̞.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: ab‧yec‧to

Adjective

abyecto (feminine abyecta, masculine plural abyectos, feminine plural abyectas)

1. abject
2. heinous, wretched, vile

Derived terms

• abyectamente

Related terms

• abyección

Further reading

• “abyecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025