defecto
Latin
Adjective
dēfectō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēfectus
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dēfectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈfeɡto/ [d̪eˈfeɣ̞.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -eɡto
- Syllabification: de‧fec‧to
Noun
defecto m (plural defectos)
- defect, fault, deficiency
- Synonym: carencia
- flaw, imperfection
- Synonyms: imperfección, pifia
- (computing, technology) default
- por defecto ― by default
Related terms
- defectuoso
Further reading
- “defecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014