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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin iambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos, “iamb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝambiko/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃambiko/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒambiko/
- Rhymes: -ambiko
- Syllabification: yám‧bi‧co
Adjective
yámbico (feminine yámbica, masculine plural yámbicos, feminine plural yámbicas)
- iambic
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