mayúsculo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin maiusculus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈʝuskulo/ [maˈʝus.ku.lo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maˈʃuskulo/ [maˈʃus.ku.lo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈʒuskulo/ [maˈʒus.ku.lo]

  • Rhymes: -uskulo
  • Syllabification: ma‧yús‧cu‧lo

Adjective

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mayúsculo (feminine mayúscula, masculine plural mayúsculos, feminine plural mayúsculas)

  1. upper case, uppercase
    Antonym: minúsculo
  2. (colloquial) big, tremendous
    Synonym: grandísimo

Derived terms

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Further reading

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