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All the words: Spanish

aciago

Level C1

Meaning

ill-fated, fateful

Example

Fue un día aciago que todos prefieren olvidar.

It was an ill-fated day that everyone prefers to forget.

A way to remember it

From Latin aegyptiacus "Egyptian": "Egyptian days" were thought unlucky, so aciago means "ill-fated".

Word forms

Forms
singular masculine
singular feminine
plural masculine
plural feminine
aciago
aciaga
aciagos
aciagas

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