quiasmo

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós, “crosswise arrangement”), from χιάζω (khiázō, “I mark with a chi”), from χῖ (khî, “chi”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjasmo/ [ˈkjaz.mo]

Noun

quiasmo m (plural quiasmos)

1. (rhetoric) chiasmus

Further reading

• “quiasmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014