marcapasos
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of marca (“to mark”) + pasos (“paces”). Calque of English pacemaker.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾkaˈpasos/ [maɾ.kaˈpa.sos]
- Rhymes: -asos
- Syllabification: mar‧ca‧pa‧sos
References
- “marcapasos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Further reading
- “marcapasos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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