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USAGE NOTE
Words labeled “extremely offensive” are profoundly insulting and are used to discriminate or offend.
retardado, el retardado, la retardada(
rreh
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tahr
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dah
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (postponed)
a. delayed
Los expertos creen que lo que estalló fue una bomba de efecto retardado.Experts think what exploded was a delayed-action bomb.
2. (extremely offensive) (intellectually disabled) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. retarded (extremely offensive)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
3. (extremely offensive) (used as an insult) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. retarded (extremely offensive)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
4. (extremely offensive) (person that is intellectually disabled) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. retard (extremely offensive)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
5. (extremely offensive) (used as an insult) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. retard (extremely offensive)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
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