espabilado

Spanish

Etymology

From espabilar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espabiˈlado/ [es.pa.β̞iˈla.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: es‧pa‧bi‧la‧do

Adjective

espabilado (feminine espabilada, masculine plural espabilados, feminine plural espabiladas)

1. streetwise, street-smart, savvy, clever

   Synonyms: despierto, vivo, listo, ingenioso, imaginativo

   niño espabilado ― bright child

Participle

espabilado (feminine espabilada, masculine plural espabilados, feminine plural espabiladas)

1. past participle of espabilar

Further reading

• “espabilado”, 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