amarillismo

Spanish

Etymology

From prensa amarilla (“yellow press”) + -ismo (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /amaɾiˈʝismo/ [a.ma.ɾiˈʝiz.mo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /amaɾiˈʎismo/ [a.ma.ɾiˈʎiz.mo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /amaɾiˈʃismo/ [a.ma.ɾiˈʃiz.mo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /amaɾiˈʒismo/ [a.ma.ɾiˈʒiz.mo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧ri‧llis‧mo

Noun

amarillismo m (uncountable)

  1. sensationalism, as practised in the yellow press
    Synonym: sensacionalismo

Further reading

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