mortecino

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mortecino

[moɾt̪eˈsino] seseante
[moɾt̪eˈθino] no seseante

Rhymes with i.no

Where it comes from

Del latín morticīnus ('muerto').

adjective mortecinos · mortecina · mortecinas

Que está casi muriendo o apagándose.
Similar: moribundo
Apagado, sin vigor. un resplandor mortecino de brasa.
noun Se dice del animal muerto naturalmente, y de su carne.

In English

faint lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible
moribund approaching death
dying approaching death

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@misc{mortecino_2026,
  title = {mortecino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/mortecino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}