pronunciamiento

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pronunciamiento.

Noun

pronunciamiento (plural pronunciamientos or pronunciamientoes)

  1. A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century, usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.

Spanish

Etymology

pronunciar + -miento

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /pɾonunθjaˈmjento/, [pɾonũn̟θjaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /pɾonunsjaˈmjento/, [pɾonũnsjaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]

Noun

pronunciamiento m (plural pronunciamientos)

  1. pronouncement, declaration
  2. (by extension) A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century, usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.

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