soponcio
Spanish
Etymology
Unknown. Various theories exist:
- From Vulgar Latin sopiō.
- From a crossing between sopetón and *arreponcio.
- From a Late Latin phrase sub Pontiō Pīlātō, which supposedly meant crucified under Pontius Pilate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈponθjo/ [soˈpõn̟.θjo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /soˈponsjo/ [soˈpõn.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -onθjo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -onsjo (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: so‧pon‧cio
Noun
soponcio m (plural soponcios)
Further reading
- “soponcio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024