circunlocución

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin circumlocūtiōnem. By surface analysis, circun- +‎ locución.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkunlokuˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũn.lo.kuˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /siɾkunlokuˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũn.lo.kuˈsjõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cir‧cun‧lo‧cu‧ción

Noun[edit]

circunlocución f (plural circunlocuciones)

  1. circumlocution

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