circunflejo

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispṓmenos, “drawn around”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiɾkunˈflexo/ [θiɾ.kũɱˈfle.xo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /siɾkunˈflexo/ [siɾ.kũɱˈfle.xo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -exo
  • Syllabification: cir‧cun‧fle‧jo

Adjective

circunflejo (feminine circunfleja, masculine plural circunflejos, feminine plural circunflejas)

  1. circumflex

Noun

circunflejo m (plural circunflejos)

  1. circumflex
    Synonym: acento circunflejo

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