magnicidio

See also: magnicídio

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin magnus (“great”) +‎ -cidio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡniˈθidjo/ [maɣ̞.niˈθi.ð̞jo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /maɡniˈsidjo/ [maɣ̞.niˈsi.ð̞jo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -idjo
• Syllabification: mag‧ni‧ci‧dio

Noun

magnicidio m (plural magnicidios)

1. assassination (of a major figure)

Further reading

• “magnicidio”, 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