altibajo
Spanish, noun/altiˈbaxo/
altibajo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ups and downs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Golpe derecho, que se da con la espada de alto a bajo”.
What does altibajo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineups and downs
- 2
masculinesetback
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Golpe derecho, que se da con la espada de alto a bajo. 2. Cierto género de tela que parece era la que hoy se llama terciopelo labrado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of altibajo
- altibajos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altibajo?
- /altiˈbaxo/
- [al̪.t̪iˈβ̞a.xo]
- [al̪t̪iˈβ̞axo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is altibajo in Spanish?
altibajo appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).