dañino

Spanish

Etymology

From dañar +‎ -ino, derived from Latin damnāre. Compare Portuguese daninho.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ino
IPA^(key): /daˈɲino/ [d̪aˈɲi.no]

Rhymes: -ino

Syllabification: da‧ñi‧no

Adjective

dañino (feminine dañina, masculine plural dañinos, feminine plural dañinas)

damaging, harmful, detrimental (especially in regards to animals)
Synonyms: perjudicial, nocivo

Fumar es dañino para tu salud
Smoking is damaging to your health

Related terms

Further reading

“dañino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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