precipicio

See also: precipício

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecipitium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾeθiˈpiθjo/ [pɾe.θiˈpi.θjo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /pɾesiˈpisjo/ [pɾe.siˈpi.sjo]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθjo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -isjo
Syllabification: pre‧ci‧pi‧cio

Noun

precipicio m (plural precipicios)

cliff, precipice
Synonym: acantilado
abyss
Synonyms: abismo, sima

Further reading

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

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