suplicio

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See also: suplício

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supplicium (“a kneeling, humiliation, punishment”), from supplex (“kneeling, begging”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /suˈpliθjo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /suˈplisjo/
  • Rhymes: -iθjo
  • Rhymes: -isjo
  • Syllabification: su‧pli‧cio

Noun

suplicio m (plural suplicios)

  1. anguish, suffering, torment, torture
    Synonyms: angustia, tormento
  2. punishment
    Synonym: castigo

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