Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish modismo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈdi.zmo/
  • Rhymes: -izmo
  • Hyphenation: mo‧dì‧smo

Noun

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modismo m (plural modismi)

  1. (linguistics) idiom
    Synonym: idiotismo

Further reading

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  • modismo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

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Etymology

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From modo +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈdismo/ [moˈð̞iz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: mo‧dis‧mo

Noun

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modismo m (plural modismos)

  1. (linguistics) idiom

Descendants

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  • Italian: modismo

See also

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