círculo vicioso
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- ciclo vicioso (proscribed)
Noun
círculo vicioso m (plural círculos viciosos, metaphonic)
Further reading
- “círculo vicioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌθiɾkulo biˈθjoso/ [ˌθiɾ.ku.lo β̞iˈθjo.so] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˌsiɾkulo biˈsjoso/ [ˌsiɾ.ku.lo β̞iˈsjo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: cír‧cu‧lo vi‧cio‧so
Noun
círculo vicioso m (plural círculos viciosos)
See also
Further reading
- “círculo vicioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025