soponcio

== Spanish == === Etymology === Unknown. Various theories exist: From Vulgar Latin sopiō. From a crossing between sopetón and *arreponcio. From a Late Latin phrase sub Pontiō Pīlātō, which supposedly meant crucified under Pontius Pilate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /soˈponθjo/ [soˈpõn̟.θjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /soˈponsjo/ [soˈpõn.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -onθjo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -onsjo (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: so‧pon‧cio === Noun === soponcio m (plural soponcios) (colloquial) swoon, faint, anguish Synonyms: desmayo, congoja, síncope === Further reading === “soponcio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025