alectomancia

Spanish

Alternative forms

(uncommon) alectomancía

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn), ἀλέκτωρ (aléktōr, “a rooster”) +‎ -mancia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aleɡtoˈmanθja/ [a.leɣ̞.t̪oˈmãn̟.θja]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aleɡtoˈmansja/ [a.leɣ̞.t̪oˈmãn.sja]
(Spain) Rhymes: -anθja
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ansja
Syllabification: a‧lec‧to‧man‧cia

Noun

alectomancia f (uncountable)

(uncommon) alectryomancy

Further reading

“alectomancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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