What is adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among Spanish- speaking people. This word is often pronounced å*de"os, but the Spanish accent, though weak, is on the final syllable called?
adios — Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among Spanish- speaking people. This word is often pronounced å*de"os, but the Spanish accent, though weak, is on the final syllable. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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