zeugma
Spanish, noun/ˈθeuɡma/
zeugma is spelled Z-E-U-G-M-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written Spanish, the 268,459th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zeugma is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “zeugma” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Figura retórica que se emplea cuando una palabra que está relacionada con dos o más voces se expresa una sola…”.
What does zeugma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinezeugma
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figura retórica que se emplea cuando una palabra que está relacionada con dos o más voces se expresa una sola vez, debiendo de sobreentenderse las demás.
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 zeugma
- zeugmas plural
- ceugma alternative rare
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zeugma?
- /ˈθeuɡma/
- [ˈθeu̯ɣ̞.ma]
- /ˈseuɡma/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zeugma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zeugma in Spanish?
zeugma appears about once in every 59 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).