eccehomo

See also: ecce homo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ecce homō (literally “behold the man”) (John 19:5).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eɡθeˈomo/ [eɣ̞.θeˈo.mo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eɡseˈomo/ [eɣ̞.seˈo.mo]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: ec‧ce‧ho‧mo

Noun

eccehomo m (plural eccehomos)

1. ecce homo
2. (by extension) a person of pitiable, sorrowful or lacerated appearance

See also

• vía crucis

Further reading

• “eccehomo”, 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