yámbico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos, “iamb”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝambiko/ [ˈɟ͡ʝãm.bi.ko] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃambiko/ [ˈʃãm.bi.ko] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒambiko/ [ˈʒãm.bi.ko] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ambiko
  • Syllabification: yám‧bi‧co

Adjective

yámbico (feminine yámbica, masculine plural yámbicos, feminine plural yámbicas)

  1. iambic

Further reading

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