superyó

Spanish

Etymology

New Latin superego and Spanish yo

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /supeɾˈʝo/ [su.peɾˈʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /supeɾˈʃo/ [su.peɾˈʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /supeɾˈʒo/ [su.peɾˈʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: su‧per‧yó

Noun

superyó m (plural superyós)

  1. in psychoanalysis, Freud's concept of superego

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