despacho

despacho

See also: despachó

English

Noun

despacho (plural despachos)

  1. A Peruvian sacred shamanic offering.

Galician

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

despacho m (plural despachos)

  1. office, study
  2. dispatch

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • 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

Further reading

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
Descendants
  • Catalan: despatx

Etymology 2

Verb

despacho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of despachar

Further reading

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