"fallo" meaning in Spanish

See fallo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaʝo/, [ˈfa.ʝo], /ˈfaʝo/, [ˈfa.ʝo], /ˈfaʎo/, [ˈfa.ʎo], /ˈfaʃo/, [ˈfa.ʃo], /ˈfaʒo/, [ˈfa.ʒo] Forms: fallos [plural]
Rhymes: -aʝo, -aʝo (most of Spain and Latin America), -aʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -aʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -aʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Etymology: Deverbal from fallar. Compare Italian fallo. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|es|fallar}} Deverbal from fallar, {{cog|it|fallo}} Italian fallo Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} fallo m (plural fallos)
  1. mistake Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fallo-es-noun-GzT~tejd
  2. failure Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fallo-es-noun-FtNLXnvL
  3. (law) verdict, decision Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fallo-es-noun-DNIE9Yag Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  4. ruling Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fallo-es-noun-EyoFGYk~
  5. (computing) bug, hole (security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fallo-es-noun-YGZkjF8P Categories (other): Computing, Spanish deverbals, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 17 7 14 17 46 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 6 4 26 27 27 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fallo de mercado
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈfaʝo/, [ˈfa.ʝo], /ˈfaʝo/, [ˈfa.ʝo], /ˈfaʎo/, [ˈfa.ʎo], /ˈfaʃo/, [ˈfa.ʃo], /ˈfaʒo/, [ˈfa.ʒo]
Rhymes: -aʝo, -aʝo (most of Spain and Latin America), -aʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -aʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -aʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} fallo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of fallar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: fallar
    Sense id: en-fallo-es-verb-HTju84O1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 6 4 26 27 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈfaʝo/, [ˈfa.ʝo], /ˈfaʝo/, [ˈfa.ʝo], /ˈfaʎo/, [ˈfa.ʎo], /ˈfaʃo/, [ˈfa.ʃo], /ˈfaʒo/, [ˈfa.ʒo]
Rhymes: -aʝo, -aʝo (most of Spain and Latin America), -aʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -aʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -aʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} fallo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of fallir Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: fallir
    Sense id: en-fallo-es-verb-qaQYorAD Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 6 4 26 27 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "fa‧llo"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "fa‧llo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "fallir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present indicative of fallir"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fallir",
          "fallir#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfa.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfa.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfa.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfa.ʃo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfa.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʝo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fallo"
}

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