quiasmo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χῑασμός (khīasmós, “crosswise arrangement”), from χῑάζω (khīázō, “to mark with an X”), from χῖ (khî, “chi”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjasmo/ [ˈkjaz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -asmo
  • Syllabification: quias‧mo

Noun

quiasmo m (plural quiasmos)

  1. (rhetoric) chiasmus

Further reading

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