podredumbre

Spanish

Etymology

From pudrir (“to rot”) +‎ -dumbre, influenced by podrido (“rotten, putrid”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /podɾeˈdumbɾe/ [po.ð̞ɾeˈð̞ũm.bɾe]
Rhymes: -umbɾe
Syllabification: po‧dre‧dum‧bre

Noun

podredumbre f (plural podredumbres)

putrefaction
Synonym: putrefacción

Related terms

putrefacto

Further reading

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

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