soponcio

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Various theories exist:

From Vulgar Latin sopiō.
From a crossing between sopetón and *arreponcio.
From a Late Latin phrase sub Pontiō Pīlātō, which supposedly meant crucified under Pontius Pilate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /soˈponθjo/ [soˈpõn̟.θjo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /soˈponsjo/ [soˈpõn.sjo]
(Spain) Rhymes: -onθjo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -onsjo
Syllabification: so‧pon‧cio

Noun

soponcio m (plural soponcios)

(colloquial) swoon, faint, anguish
Synonyms: desmayo, congoja, síncope

le va a dar un soponcio
it's going to make her faint

Further reading

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

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