noun, masculine/soˈponθjo/plural: soponcios
swoon, faint, anguish
“le va a dar un soponcio” — it's going to make her faint
Synonyms: desmayo, congoja, síncope
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.