quiasme

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chiasmus, from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós), from χιάζω (khiázō, “to mark with a chi”), from χ (kh, “chi”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kiˈaz.mə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kiˈaz.me]

Noun

quiasme m (plural quiasmes)

chiasmus

Further reading

“quiasme” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“quiasme”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“quiasme” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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