paréntesis
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin parenthesis (“addition of a letter to a syllable in a word”), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).
Pronunciation
Noun
paréntesis m (plural paréntesis)
- parenthesis
- break, gap (period of temporal interruption)
- Synonyms: hiato, interrupción
Derived terms
- parentético
- paréntesis angular
- paréntesis redondos or curvos or comunes or normales: ( )
- paréntesis cuadrados or rectangulares or rectos (= corchetes):
- paréntesis agudos or triangulares or en ángulo (= ángulos): 〈 〉 / < >
Further reading
- “paréntesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10