Spanish word

acrónimo

Pronunciation

IPA/aˈkɾonimo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounacronym

Example

¿Puedes crear un acrónimo para este proyecto?

Can you create an acronym for this project?

Illustration for acrónimo (acronym)

More examples

En la presentación, expliqué el acrónimo para ahorrar tiempo.

In the presentation, I explained the acronym to save time.

Core concept

Word built from the first letters of several words and spoken as one unit.

Common phrases

  • abreviar con un acrónimo

    abbreviate with an acronym

  • explicar el acrónimo

    explain the acronym

Similar words

abreviatura: Short written form of a word or phrase produced by omitting letters or syllables.
sigla: Abbreviation composed of initial letters that is normally read letter by letter.

Definition in Spanish

Abreviación formada por las letras iniciales de varias palabras que se pronuncia como una unidad.

Word origin

The formation comes from Greek roots akrós 'tip' and ónoma 'name' via French acronyme and English acronym.

Usage tips

  • The article and gender of an acronym follow the gender of the main noun in the full name, so it is la ONU but el OVNI.

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