portavoz

See also: porta-voz

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) ‎ voz (“voice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /poɾtaˈboθ/ [poɾ.t̪aˈβ̞oθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /poɾtaˈbos/ [poɾ.t̪aˈβ̞os]
• Rhymes: -oθ
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: por‧ta‧voz

Noun

portavoz m or f by sense (plural portavoces)

1. spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman
   • BBC Mundo. Desaparece avión sobre el Atlántico, 2009-06-01.

     El portavoz de la aerolínea, Francois Brousse, ...

     The airline spokesperson, Francois Brousse, ...

Noun

portavoz m (plural portavoces)

1. megaphone

Derived terms

• viceportavoz

 

Related terms

• portavocía

 

Further reading

• “portavoz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28