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Question

Anyone know what this word means? I've checked dictionaries and get nothing. Is it a bad word'

Answer 1

well, I've learned one new word anyway.

Answer 2

Yes, it should be desconocido

Answer 3

lazarus1907 said:

Rosalyn Chatt said:

BTW the word I was looking for is "desconcido."

It means "unknown". The negative prefix "des-" is like "dis-" in English, and "conocer" is etymologically related to diagnosis and agnostic, both with the root "gnos", meaning "to learn".

Lazarus
Hasn't she spelt the word incorrectly, surely it is desconocido as I have said in my post above.

Answer 4

Rosalyn Chatt said:

BTW the word I was looking for is "desconcido."

It means "unknown". The negative prefix "des-" is like "dis-" in English, and "conocer" is etymologically related to diagnosis and agnostic, both with the root "gnos", meaning "to learn".

Answer 5

Well, it's mere msn language..d replacing de.
Indeed lol.

Answer 6

Rosalyn Chatt said:

Sorry folks... the word I entered was misspelled -- that's why the translator just listed the letter "d."BTW the word I was looking for is "desconcido."

I think you mean desconocido. This is the past participle of desconecer, to be unaware of, to fail to recognise. It is also an adjective meaning unknown, unfamiliar, and a noun meaning a male stranger.

Answer 7

Also, I'm really impressed that so many people jumped on to help -- THANKS, and sorry for the false alarm...lol

Answer 8

Sorry folks... the word I entered was misspelled -- that's why the translator just listed the letter "d."

BTW the word I was looking for is "desconcido."

Answer 9

it's slang for de which means from

Answer 10

Well, until she comes back, we can only guess. I have left a comment on her wall.

Answer 11

It's like a dogpile isn't it'

Answer 12

Hello Rosalyn.
You haven't posted a word. Do you mean "de"'

Answer 13

Word? It is a letter: a, b, c, d, e, ...

Answer 14

the word is d'