descaro
Spanish, noun
descaro is spelled D-E-S-C-A-R-O (7 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,333rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Descaro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “impudence; cheek; nerve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an only used in me descaro, first-person singular present indicative of descararse. With an accent, descaró is a different word: “only used in se descaró, third-person singular preterite indicative…”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Actitud que se caracteriza por no considerar o tener en cuenta la dignidad, los derechos o la sensibilidad de…”.
What does descaro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineimpudence; cheek; nerve
verb
- 1
only used in me descaro, first-person singular present indicative of descararse
verb
- 1
only used in se descaró, third-person singular preterite indicative of descararse
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Actitud que se caracteriza por no considerar o tener en cuenta la dignidad, los derechos o la sensibilidad de otras personas. Falta de respeto o de vergüenza.
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 descaro
- descaros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to descaro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is descaro in Spanish?
descaro appears 2.5 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).