despacho

See also: despachó

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈpat͡ʃo/ [d̪es̺ˈpa̠.t͡ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Hyphenation: des‧pa‧cho

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

1. office, study
2. dispatch

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpa.ʃu/, /d͡ʒisˈpa.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpa.ʃu/, /d͡ʒisˈpa.ʃu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpa.ʃu/, /d͡ʒiʃˈpa.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpa.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpa.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpa.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpa.t͡ʃu/

• Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
• Hyphenation: des‧pa‧cho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from despachar.

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

1. dispatch (a message sent quickly)
2. the act of sending something or someone
3. (Brazil) offerings to the entities worshiped in Afro-Brazilian religions, often for the realization of a spell

   Synonym: macumba

4. (law) judicial decision in which something is approved or denied

   Synonym: determinação

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

despacho

1. first-person singular present indicative of despachar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈpat͡ʃo/ [d̪esˈpa.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: des‧pa‧cho

Etymology 1

Deverbal from despachar.

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

1. dispatch
2. office

   Synonym: oficina

Derived terms

• antedespacho
• despacho de abogados

 

Descendants

• Catalan: despatx

Etymology 2

Verb

despacho

1. first-person singular present indicative of despachar

Further reading

• “despacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28