pronunciamiento

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noun

A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century, usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.

OriginSpanish pronunciamiento ← Latin prōnūntiāre ← Proto-Italic *pro- →
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Meanings

nounpronunciamiento (plural pronunciamientos or pronunciamientoes)

plural pronunciamientos · plural pronunciamientoes

  1. A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century, usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Latinnūntius
  8. Latinnūntiō
  9. Latinprōnūntiāre
  10. Spanishpronunciar
  11. Spanishpronunciamiento
  12. Englishpronunciamiento

Borrowed from Spanish pronunciamiento.

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APA

pronunciamiento. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronunciamiento

MLA

“pronunciamiento.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronunciamiento. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pronunciamiento,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronunciamiento.

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