magnicidio
See also: magnicídio
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin magnus (“great”) + -cidio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɡniˈθidjo/ [maɣ̞.niˈθi.ð̞jo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /maɡniˈsidjo/ [maɣ̞.niˈsi.ð̞jo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -idjo
- Syllabification: mag‧ni‧ci‧dio
Noun
magnicidio m (plural magnicidios)
- assassination (of a major figure)
Further reading
- “magnicidio”, 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