testimonio

See also: testimonió and testimoniò

English

Etymology

From Latin American Spanish testimonio (“testimony”).

Noun

testimonio (plural testimonios)

1. (sociology) A first-hand account of politically charged experiences; an oral history narrative.
   • 1988, Sommer D. "Not Just a Personal Story: Women’s Testimonios and the Plural Self". In: Schenck C, Brodzki B Life/Lines: Theoretical Essays on Women’s Autobiography. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
   • 1989 (Spring), John Beverley "The Margin at the Center: On Testimonio (Testimonial Narrative)" MFS Modern Fiction Studies Volume 35, Number 1, pp. 11-28 doi:10.1353/mfs.0.0923

Usage notes

• Common in feminist and postmodern academic discourse.

Catalan

Verb

testimonio

1. first-person singular present indicative of testimoniar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.stiˈmɔ.njo/
• Rhymes: -ɔnjo
• Hyphenation: te‧sti‧mò‧nio

Etymology 1

From Latin testimōnium, derived from testis.

Noun

testimonio m (plural testimoni, feminine testimonia)

1. (rare) deposition, testimony

   Synonym: testimonianza

2. witness

   Synonym: testimone

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

testimonio

1. first-person singular present indicative of testimoniare

Further reading

• testimonio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• monoteisti, neotomisti

Latin

Noun

testimōniō

1. dative/ablative singular of testimōnium

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /testiˈmonjo/ [t̪es.t̪iˈmo.njo]
• Rhymes: -onjo
• Syllabification: tes‧ti‧mo‧nio

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin testimōnium.

Noun

testimonio m (plural testimonios)

1. testimony

Derived terms

• falso testimonio
• testimonio vital

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

testimonio

1. first-person singular present indicative of testimoniar

Further reading

• “testimonio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16