pronunciamiento

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pronunciamiento.

Noun

pronunciamiento (plural pronunciamientos or pronunciamientoes)

1. A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century, usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pronunciamiento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.nun.sja.mjɛn.to/
• Hyphenation: pro‧nun‧cia‧mien‧to

Noun

pronunciamiento m (plural pronunciamientos)

1. pronunciamiento

Further reading

• “pronunciamiento”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Etymology

From pronunciar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾonunθjaˈmjento/ [pɾo.nũn̟.θjaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾonunsjaˈmjento/ [pɾo.nũn.sjaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: pro‧nun‧cia‧mien‧to

Noun

pronunciamiento m (plural pronunciamientos)

1. pronouncement, declaration
2. (by extension) a military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century, usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void

Derived terms

• de previo y especial pronunciamiento

Descendants

• English: pronunciamiento

Further reading

• “pronunciamiento”, 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