en su defecto

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /en su deˈfeɡto/ [ẽn su ð̞eˈfeɣ̞.t̪o] Syllabification: en su de‧fec‧to === Adverb === en su defecto (idiomatic) in its abscence; if [something/someone] is missing; failing this === Further reading === “en su defecto”, 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