cultismo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From culto (learned; educated) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kulˈtismo/ [kul̪ˈt̪iz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: cul‧tis‧mo

Noun

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cultismo m (plural cultismos)

  1. inkhorn term (obscure or affected word)
    • 2015 July 30, “La deconstrucción de un cobarde”, in El País[1]:
      A favor de Rambert hay que decir que su cultismo no es un accidente.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (linguistics) learned borrowing

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