emoyi

Spanish

Alternative forms

• emoji

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 絵文字(えもじ) (emoji), from 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 文字(もじ) (moji, “character”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eˈmoʝi/ [eˈmo.ʝi]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /eˈmoʝi/ [eˈmo.ʝi]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /eˈmoʃi/ [eˈmo.ʃi]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eˈmoʒi/ [eˈmo.ʒi]

• Rhymes: -oʝi
• Syllabification: e‧mo‧yi

Noun

emoyi m (plural emoyis)

1. emoji (digital graphic icon)

Further reading

• emoyi | Palabra de observatorio | Real Academia Española (rae.es)