Etymology

desaparecido

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Today it means: One of the people who disappeared during the 1976-1983 military rule in Argentina, presumed to have been killed by members of the regime. Full definition →

Spanish desaparecido
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromdesaparecido
  2. English todaydesaparecido

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish desaparecido.

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