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bendito

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“to speak well of”). Doublet of bento, Bento, and Benedito.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -itu
  • Hyphenation: ben‧di‧to

Participle

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bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas)

  1. past participle of bendizer

Adjective

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bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas)

  1. blessed; holy (worthy of worship)
    Synonym: bento
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“to speak well of”). Doublet of benito, as well as Old Spanish bendicho.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /benˈdito/ [bẽn̪ˈd̪i.t̪o]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: ben‧di‧to

Adjective

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bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas)

  1. blessed
    Antonym: maldito

Derived terms

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Noun

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bendito m (plural benditos)

  1. A prayer that begins with "Bendito y alabado sea..."

Participle

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bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas)

  1. (dated, now proscribed) past participle of bendecir

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish bendito, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bendito (feminine bendita, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. blessed
    Synonyms: banal, pinagpala, nabasbasan, biniyayaan, benditado
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Noun

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bendito (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) prayer that begins with “Bendito y alabado sea […] ”

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