onomatopeya

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiía). More at onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /onomatoˈpeʝa/ [o.no.ma.t̪oˈpe.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /onomatoˈpeʝa/ [o.no.ma.t̪oˈpe.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /onomatoˈpeʃa/ [o.no.ma.t̪oˈpe.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /onomatoˈpeʒa/ [o.no.ma.t̪oˈpe.ʒa]

Noun

onomatopeya f (plural onomatopeyas)

1. onomatopoeia

Derived terms

• onomatopéyico

Further reading

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