ambages

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ambages

[ãmˈbaxes]

Rhymes with a.xes

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Del latín ambāgēs.

noun

Rodeos de palabras o circunloquios, ya sea por afectación, o porque no se quiere explicar pronta y claramente una cosa.
rare Rodeos o caminos intrincados, como los de un laberinto.

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circumlocution roundabout or indirect way of speaking

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@misc{ambages_2026,
  title = {ambages},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/ambages},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}