descuido
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Etymology 1 ===
Deverbal from descuidar.
==== Noun ====
descuido m (plural descuidos)
(uncountable) recklessness (quality of being reckless)
Synonym: negligência
an instance of being reckless
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
descuido
first-person singular present indicative of descuidar
=== Further reading ===
“descuido”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“descuido”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /desˈkwido/ [d̪esˈkwi.ð̞o]
Rhymes: -ido
Syllabification: des‧cui‧do
=== Etymology 1 ===
Deverbal from descuidar.
==== Noun ====
descuido m (plural descuidos)
oversight, mistake, slip-up
Synonyms: inadvertencia, fallo, despiste
negligence, carelessness, sloppiness, heedlessness
Synonyms: negligencia, dejadez, pigricia
inattention, incaution
Synonym: inatención
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
descuido
first-person singular present indicative of descuidar
=== Further reading ===
“descuido”, 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