vocablo

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vocābulum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈkablo/ [boˈka.β̞lo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ablo
  • Syllabification: vo‧ca‧blo

Noun

vocablo m (plural vocablos)

  1. word, term
    Synonyms: palabra, término, voz
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael‎[1], Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      Perico el bailarín, aunque brasilero, hablaba sin dificultad el idioma de los criollos, bien que comúnmente le hacía gracia expresarse en una jerga especial, mezclando en sus dichos y conversaciones vocablos portugueses.
      Despite being Brazilian, the dancer Perico spoke with ease the language of the creoles; however, he often entertained himself by employing a special jargon studded with Portuguese words in his sayings and conversations.

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