marcapasos

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Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of marca (to mark) +‎ pasos (paces). Calque of English pacemaker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾkaˈpasos/
  • Rhymes: -asos
  • Syllabification: mar‧ca‧pa‧sos

Noun

marcapasos m (plural marcapasos)

  1. pacemaker (medical implement)

Noun

marcapasos

  1. plural of marcapaso

References

  1. ^ marcapasos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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