quiasmo

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós, “crosswise arrangement”), from χιάζω (khiázō, “I mark with a chi”), from χῖ (khî, “chi”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkjasmo/, [ˈkjazmo]

Noun

quiasmo m (plural quiasmos)

(rhetoric) chiasmus

Further reading

“quiasmo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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