Hyphenation
des·pe·ra·doTurkish pronunciation
despırädōPronunciation
/ˌdespərˈädō/ /ˌdɛspɜrˈɑːdoʊ/
Etymology
[ "des-p&-'rä-(")dO, -' ] (noun.) 1647. From Spanish desesperado, past participle of desesperar, from Latin disperare, “despair”, “lose hope”, from prefix dis- + sperare, “hope”.