comedimiento

Spanish

Etymology

From comedir +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komediˈmjento/ [ko.me.ð̞iˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: co‧me‧di‧mien‧to

Noun

comedimiento m (plural comedimientos)

  1. gallant behaviour; good manners
    • 1617, Pedro de Ledesma, La Summa […] :
      El enemigo, quando paſſa quita el ſombrero, o habla con comedimiento ſaludando
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    • 1883, Benito Pérez Galdós, El doctor Centeno:
      Tenía barbita dorada rubia, muy mona. En su hablar era el mismo comedimiento.
      He had a very handsome golden-blonde beard. He spoke with similar gallantry

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