soborno

See also: sobornó

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish soborno (“bribe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈboɾno/, [soˈboɾ.no]
• Hyphenation: so‧bor‧no

Noun

soborno

1. bribe

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈboɾno/ [soˈβ̞oɾ.no]
• Rhymes: -oɾno
• Syllabification: so‧bor‧no

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sobornar.

Noun

soborno m (plural sobornos)

1. bribery

   Synonym: cohecho

2. bribe

   Synonym: (obsolete) alfadía

3. (formal) subornation

   Synonym: sobornación

Related terms

• sobornar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

soborno

1. first-person singular present indicative of sobornar

Further reading

• “soborno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16