alcanzativo
Spanish
Etymology
From alcanzar + -tivo (see -ivo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkanθaˈtibo/ [al.kãn̟.θaˈt̪i.β̞o] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /alkansaˈtibo/ [al.kãn.saˈt̪i.β̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: al‧can‧za‧ti‧vo
Adjective
alcanzativo (feminine alcanzativa, masculine plural alcanzativos, feminine plural alcanzativas)
- (El Salvador, Guatemala) Of a person: distrustful; doubtful; suspicious; skeptical
Further reading
- “alcanzativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “alcanzativo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- “alcanzativo”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021