puntos suspensivos

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “suspensive dots”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpuntos suspenˈsibos/ [ˌpũn̪.t̪os sus.pẽnˈsi.β̞os]
• Syllabification: pun‧tos sus‧pen‧si‧vos

Noun

puntos suspensivos m pl (plural only)

1. ellipsis (typographic mark)

Further reading

• “puntos suspensivos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28