semicultismo

Spanish

Etymology

From semi- +‎ cultismo (“learned borrowing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semikulˈtismo/ [se.mi.kul̪ˈt̪iz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: se‧mi‧cul‧tis‧mo

Noun

semicultismo m (plural semicultismos)

1. (linguistics) semi-learned borrowing

See also

• Spanish semi-learned borrowings

Further reading

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