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noun, masculine

suspiro

/susˈpiɾo/

noun, masculine/susˈpiɾo/plural: suspiros

sigh; instant (brief moment); various small pastries of high sugar content; meringue; Nolana (type of flower)

El pulso al orden constitucional duró un suspiro, lo que tardaron los militares en hacer un escueto comunicado en el que anunciaban que no respaldaban su aventura golpista.The challenge to constitutional order lasted only an instant, the time it took for the military to issue a brief statement announcing that they did not support his coup attempt.

Synonyms: merengue

Deverbal from suspirar, or from Latin suspīrium.