vergüenza

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin verēcundia, from verēcundus (“feeling shame”), from vereor (“I respect, revere, fear”). Doublet of the rare borrowing verecundia.

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /berˈɡwenθa/, [berˈɣwẽn̟θa]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /berˈɡwensa/, [berˈɣwẽnsa]

Noun

vergüenza f (plural vergüenzas)

  1. shame
  2. embarrassment

Synonyms
  • (embarrassment): pena f (Latin America)

Derived terms
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