lecanomancia

Spanish

Alternative forms

• (uncommon) lecanomancía

Etymology

From Late Latin lecanomantia, from Ancient Greek λεκανομαντείᾱ (lekanomanteíā, “lekanomanteía”), from λεκάνη (lekánē, “dish, pan”) + -mancia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /lekanoˈmanθja/ [le.ka.noˈmãn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /lekanoˈmansja/ [le.ka.noˈmãn.sja]
• Rhymes: -anθja
• Rhymes: -ansja
• Syllabification: le‧ca‧no‧man‧cia

Noun

lecanomancia f (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) lecanomancy

Further reading

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