dejo
Spanish, noun
dejo is spelled D-E-J-O (4 letters) and appears 89 times per million words in written Spanish, the 987th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dejo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “accent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of dejar. With an accent, dejó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of dejar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Modo particular de acentuar los finales de las palabras algunas personas, y especialmente los naturales de…”.
What does dejo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaccent
- 2
masculineaftertaste
- 3
masculineend, finish, termination
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of dejar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of dejar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Modo particular de acentuar los finales de las palabras algunas personas, y especialmente los naturales de ciertas regiones o provincias. 2. Gusto o sabor que queda de la comida o bebida. 3. Placer o disgusto que queda después de una acción. 4. Fin de una cosa, término o paradero de ella.
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 dejo
- dejos plural
- deje alternative Andalusia
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to dejo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dejo in Spanish?
dejo appears 89 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).