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)

1. anguish, suffering, torment, torture

   Synonyms: angustia, tormento

2. punishment

   Synonym: castigo

Related terms

• suplicar

 

Further reading

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