bendito

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“I speak well of”). Compare the inherited doublet bento.

bendito m (feminine singular bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas, comparable)

1. blessed; holy (worthy of worship)

• bento

• benta
• bênção

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“I speak well of”). Doublet of benito, as well as Old Spanish bendicho.

• IPA^(key): /benˈdito/, [bẽn̪ˈd̪it̪o]

bendito (feminine singular bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas)

1. blessed

   Antonym: maldito

• agua bendita

bendito m (feminine singular bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas)

1. past participle of bendecir

   Synonym: bendecido

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