portavoz
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See also: porta-voz
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + voz (“voice”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /poɾtaˈboθ/ [poɾ.t̪aˈβ̞oθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /poɾtaˈbos/ [poɾ.t̪aˈβ̞os]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -oθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: por‧ta‧voz
Noun
[edit]portavoz m or f by sense (plural portavoces)
- spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman
- BBC Mundo. Desaparece avión sobre el Atlántico, 2009-06-01.
- El portavoz de la aerolínea, Francois Brousse, ...
- The airline spokesperson, Francois Brousse, ...
- BBC Mundo. Desaparece avión sobre el Atlántico, 2009-06-01.
Noun
[edit]portavoz m (plural portavoces)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “portavoz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish verb-object compounds
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