quiasmo
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós, “crosswise arrangement”), from χιάζω (khiázō, “to mark with a chi”), from χῖ (khî, “chi”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjasmo/ [ˈkjaz.mo]
- Rhymes: -asmo
- Syllabification: quias‧mo
Noun
quiasmo m (plural quiasmos)
- (rhetoric) chiasmus
Further reading
- “quiasmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014