alectomancia

Spanish

Alternative forms

• (uncommon) alectomancía

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn), ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “a rooster”) +‎ -mancia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aleɡtoˈmanθja/ [a.leɣ̞.t̪oˈmãn̟.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /aleɡtoˈmansja/ [a.leɣ̞.t̪oˈmãn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -anθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ansja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧lec‧to‧man‧cia

Noun

alectomancia f (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) alectryomancy

Further reading

• “alectomancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025