circunlocución

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumlocūtiōnem. By surface analysis, circun- +‎ locución.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiɾkunlokuˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũn.lo.kuˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɾkunlokuˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũn.lo.kuˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cir‧cun‧lo‧cu‧ción

Noun

circunlocución f (plural circunlocuciones)

1. circumlocution

Related terms

• circunloquio

 

Further reading

• “circunlocución”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28