expiatorio
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin expiātōrius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡspjaˈtoɾjo/ [eɣ̞s.pjaˈt̪o.ɾjo]
- Rhymes: -oɾjo
- Syllabification: ex‧pia‧to‧rio
Adjective
expiatorio (feminine expiatoria, masculine plural expiatorios, feminine plural expiatorias)
- sacrificial
- expiatory, piacular
Derived terms
- chivo expiatorio
Further reading
- “expiatorio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014