abajo
See also: abajó
Spanish
Alternative forms
- abaxo (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbaxo/, [aˈβaxo]
Audio (Latin America) (file)
Etymology 1
a (“to”) + bajo (“down”). Cognate to French à bas, which is also used in sense “down with”. Compare English abase.
Adverb
abajo
- down
- downstairs
- Abajo están la cocina y el salón.
- The kitchen and lounge are downstairs.
- below
Derived terms
Interjection
abajo
- (figuratively) down with, away with
- Antonym: viva
- 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Grito de Dolores, September 16th:
- ¡Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe!, ¡Abajo el mal gobierno!
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
External links
- “abajo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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