soponcio
Spanish
Etymology
Unknown. Various theories exist:
- From Vulgar Latin sopio.
- From a crossing between sopetón and *arreponcio.
- From a Late Latin phrase sub Pontiō Pīlātō, which supposedly meant crucified under Pontius Pilate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /soˈponθjo/ [soˈpõn̟.θjo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /soˈponsjo/ [soˈpõn.sjo]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -onθjo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -onsjo
- Syllabification: so‧pon‧cio
Noun
soponcio m (plural soponcios)
- (colloquial) swoon, faint, anguish
- Synonyms: desmayo, congoja, síncope
- le va a dar un soponcio
- it's going to make her faint
Further reading
- “soponcio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014