provecho

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin prōfectus (“progress, success”). Cognate with English profit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈbet͡ʃo/ [pɾoˈβ̞e.t͡ʃo]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Syllabification: pro‧ve‧cho

Noun

provecho m (plural provechos)

1. benefit, profit

   Synonym: beneficio

2. advantage

   Synonym: ventaja

3. worth, worthwhileness

   Synonyms: valor, valía

Derived terms

• aprovechar (verb)
• buen provecho
• de provecho
• provechoso
• sacar provecho

 

Further reading

• “provecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014