"controversial" meaning in Spanish

See controversial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kontɾobeɾˈsjal/, [kõn̪.t̪ɾo.β̞eɾˈsjal] Forms: controversiales [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from English controversial. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|en:controversial|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "controversial", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "controversial", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="controversial"> Borrowed from English controversial. Head templates: {{es-adj}} controversial m or f (masculine and feminine plural controversiales)
  1. (Latin America) controversial Tags: Latin-America, feminine, masculine Synonyms: controvertido Derived forms: controversialmente Related terms: controversia

Inflected forms

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