Spanish

Adjective

mismo m ‎(feminine singular misma, masculine plural mismos, feminine plural mismas)

1. same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing
2. similar; alike; practically identical; indicates that the two compared noun clauses have one or more matching qualities
3. (with a personal pronoun) self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase

   yo mismo - I myself

4. (with a possessive pronoun) own; emphasizes the owner or the exclusivity of ownership in a noun phrase with a possessive pronoun

   gente de su misma clase - people of his own class

Derived terms

• asimismo, así mismo, del mismo

Related terms

• ese
• -ísimo

Descendants

• Chavacano: mismo
• Palenquero: memo
• Tagalog: mismo

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish mismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪs.mɔ/

Adjective

mismo

1. (with a personal pronoun for emphasis) Specifically.

   Siya mismo ang nakita ko

   It was specifically him/her that I saw

Interjection

mismo!

1. Exactly! Right on!