desprezar

Etymology

From Old Portuguese despreçar, des- +‎ preçar, from preciar (“to price, to hold dear”), from Latin pretium (“price”), from Proto-Indo-European *preti- (“back”). Compare English depreciate, also Spanish despreciar, Italian disprezzare.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.pɾe.ˈza(ɻ)/

Verb

desprezar (first-person singular present indicative desprezo, past participle desprezado)

1. to despise (regard with contempt or scorn)
2. to ignore