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

Noun

pronunciamiento m (plural pronunciamientos)

  1. pronunciamiento

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From pronunciar + -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾonunθjaˈmjento/ [pɾo.nũn̟.θjaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /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

Descendants

  • English: pronunciamiento

Further reading

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