superyó

Spanish

Etymology

New Latin superego and Spanish yo

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /supeɾˈʝo/ [su.peɾˈʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /supeɾˈʝo/ [su.peɾˈʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /supeɾˈʃo/ [su.peɾˈʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /supeɾˈʒo/ [su.peɾˈʒo]

Noun

superyó m (plural superyós)

1. in psychoanalysis, Freud's concept of superego

Further reading

• “superyó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28