English–Spanish
“metonymy” in Spanish
How to say “metonymy” in Spanish
“Metonymy” in Spanish is metonimia.
A place name standing for the people or institution there.
Example sentences with metonimia
En la conversación diaria se usa metonimia para referirse a instituciones con una sola palabra.
In everyday conversation people use metonymy to refer to institutions with a single word.
Tips for using metonimia
- Often confused with metaphor; metonymy denotes a thing by an associated entity (place for people, author for work, container for contents) rather than by resemblance.