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peyorativo

/peʝoɾaˈtibo/

adjective/peʝoɾaˈtibo/

pejorative

Synonyms: despectivo, despreciativo

Borrowed from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pejōrātus, perfect passive participle of pejōrō (“to make worse”), from pejor (“worse”).

noun, masculine/peʝoɾaˈtibo/plural: peyorativos

peyorativo is masculine in Spanish.

pejorative (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression)

Borrowed from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pejōrātus, perfect passive participle of pejōrō (“to make worse”), from pejor (“worse”).