rezago

See also: rezagó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈθaɡo/ [reˈθa.ɣ̞o] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /reˈsaɡo/ [reˈsa.ɣ̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɡo
• Syllabification: re‧za‧go

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rezagar.

Noun

rezago m (plural rezagos)

1. remains, residue

   Synonyms: residuo, resto

   • 2016 June 7, “Asesinó a su esposa que pretendía dejarlo y luego decidió ahorcarse”, in El Universo‎:

     Napoleón Velasteguí, sociólogo y catedrático universitario, considera que aunque se está viviendo un periodo de transición en la sociedad aún quedan rezagos de costumbres negativas como golpear a la mujer.

     Napoleón Velasteguí, a sociologist and university professor, believes that even though we are experiencing a period of transition in society, there are still remnants of negative customs like domestic violence against women.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rezago

1. first-person singular present indicative of rezagar

Further reading

• “rezago”, 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