soponcio
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Various theories exist:
- From Vulgar Latin sopiō.
- From a crossing between sopetón and *arreponcio.
- From a Late Latin phrase sub Pontiō Pīlātō, which supposedly meant crucified under Pontius Pilate.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /soˈponθjo/ [soˈpõn̟.θjo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /soˈponsjo/ [soˈpõn.sjo]
- Rhymes: -onθjo
- Rhymes: -onsjo
- Syllabification: so‧pon‧cio
Noun
[edit]soponcio m (plural soponcios)
- (colloquial) swoon, faint, anguish
Further reading
[edit]- “soponcio”, 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
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