exabrupto

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ex abruptō (“abruptly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsaˈbɾubto/ [eɣ̞.saˈβ̞ɾuβ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ubto
• Syllabification: e‧xa‧brup‧to

Noun

exabrupto m (plural exabruptos)

1. cutting remark; broadside

Further reading

• “exabrupto”, 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