monosílabo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin monosyllăbus, from Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos), equivalent to mono- +‎ sílaba.

Adjective

monosílabo (feminine monosílaba, masculine plural monosílabos, feminine plural monosílabas)

  1. (linguistics) monosyllabic
  2. taciturn, untalkative, curt

Noun

monosílabo m (plural monosílabos)

  1. monosyllable

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