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noun, masculine

paréntesis

/paˈɾentesis/

noun, masculine/paˈɾentesis/plural: paréntesis

parenthesis; break, gap (period of temporal interruption)

Synonyms: hiato, interrupción

Borrowed from Late Latin parenthesis (“addition of a letter to a syllable in a word”), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis).