suplicio

See also: suplício

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supplicium (“a kneeling, humiliation, punishment”), from supplex (“kneeling, begging”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /suˈpliθjo/ [suˈpli.θjo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /suˈplisjo/ [suˈpli.sjo]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθjo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -isjo
Syllabification: su‧pli‧cio

Noun

suplicio m (plural suplicios)

anguish, suffering, torment, torture
Synonyms: angustia, tormento
punishment
Synonym: castigo

Related terms

suplicar

Further reading

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

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