malquisto

Portuguese

Etymology

From mal +‎ quisto.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mawˈkis.tu/ [maʊ̯ˈkis.tu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mawˈkiʃ.tu/ [maʊ̯ˈkiʃ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mawˈkis.to/ [maʊ̯ˈkis.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /malˈkiʃ.tu/ [maɫˈkiʃ.tu]

  • Hyphenation: mal‧quis‧to

Adjective

malquisto (feminine malquista, masculine plural malquistos, feminine plural malquistas)

  1. disliked, unliked
    Antonym: benquisto

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from an archaic irregular participle form quisto of the verb querer (to love). See Latin quaesītus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /malˈkisto/ [malˈkis.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -isto
  • Syllabification: mal‧quis‧to

Adjective

malquisto (feminine malquista, masculine plural malquistos, feminine plural malquistas)

  1. unpopular, unliked
    • 2015 October 3, “Jarnés”, in El País‎:
      Tuvo que exilarse a México tras la guerra incivil, sufriendo el ostracismo impuesto por los vencedores y siendo malquisto por los inquisidores del “compromiso” literario, que miraba con desdén.
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Verb

malquisto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of malquistar

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