locuaz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin loquācem (“talkative”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /loˈkwaθ/ [loˈkwaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /loˈkwas/ [loˈkwas]

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• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: lo‧cuaz

Adjective

locuaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural locuaces)

1. loquacious

   Synonym: parlanchín

Related terms

• locuacidad

 

Further reading

• “locuaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16