apoplejía
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin poplexia, apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía), from ἀποπλήσσειν (apoplḗssein) to cripple by a stroke; ἀπό (apó, “from”) + πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apopleˈxia/ [a.po.pleˈxi.a]
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: a‧po‧ple‧jí‧a
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Further reading
- “apoplejía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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