idioma

/iˈdjoma/ · B1 · noun · m

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🗣️ Same root as English idiom: Greek idios = one's own (way of speaking)

Greek idíōma meant a peculiarity, one's own way of talking. Idiom and idiot come from the same root. It ends in -a but is masculine (el idioma), like other Greek -ma words such as el problema and el tema.

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