castigado

Meaning

castigar

  1. to punish, to castigate (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct)
  2. to ground, gate (to punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges)

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
cas‧ti‧ga‧do
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kastiˈɡado/
Etymology

From Latin castīgātus, perfect passive participle of castīgō (“to castigate”).

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