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protologismo

Spanish, noun/pɾotoloˈxismo/

protologismo is spelled P-R-O-T-O-L-O-G-I-S-M-O (12 letters). Protologismo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “protologism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Neologismo inventado para cubrir los vacíos semánticos del idioma, y que no ha cobrado suficiente vigor para…”.

What does protologismo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineprotologism

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Neologismo inventado para cubrir los vacíos semánticos del idioma, y que no ha cobrado suficiente vigor para asentarse en el uso cotidiano.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of protologismo

  • protologismos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce protologismo?

  • /pɾotoloˈxismo/
  • [pɾo.t̪o.loˈxiz.mo]
  • [pɾot̪oloˈxismo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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