delito

delito

1. first-person singular present indicative of delitar

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdeː.lɪ.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛː.li.to]

dēlitō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēlitus

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlīctum.

• Rhymes: -itu
• Hyphenation: de‧li‧to

delito m (plural delitos)

1. crime; offense

   Synonym: crime

• delinquente

• “delito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “delito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from Latin dēlīctum. Cognate with English delict.

• IPA^(key): /deˈlito/ [d̪eˈli.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: de‧li‧to

delito m (plural delitos)

1. crime; offense

   Synonyms: crimen, delincuencia

• Delito is a false friend and does not mean delight. The Spanish word for delight is deleite.
• crimen refers to very serious crimes such as murder or assault, delito refers to any violation of the law.

• “delito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025