Spanish Conversation · Level 102
59 words
Spanish word
metonimia
Pronunciation
IPA/metoˈnimja/
Meaning
- feminine nounmetonymy
Example
Eso es una metonimia.
That is a metonymy.
More examples
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.
Core concept
A place name standing for the people or institution there.
Common phrases
usar metonimia
use metonymy
emplear metonimia en la conversación
use metonymy in conversation
Similar words
sinécdoque: Name of a part or member used to refer to the whole item or the collective it belongs to.
metáfora: Metaphorical expression that presents one thing as another to emphasize a shared trait.
símil: Simile that makes an explicit comparison with "like" or "as" to show similarity.
Definition in Spanish
Recurso lingüístico que sustituye una palabra por otra contigua o relacionada, como el lugar por las personas que allí actúan o el autor por su obra.
Word origin
From French métonymie, ultimately from Greek metonymía, formed from meta 'in place of' and onoma 'name'.
Usage tips
- 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.
Opposites
- literalismoliteralismnoun
Related words
- metonímicometonymicadjective
- metonímicamentemetonymicallyadverb