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Does "Malapropism" exist in Spanish?

Does "Malapropism" exist in Spanish?

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I was just answering a post on synonyms and accidentally made what I thought was a malapropism. Is this possible, or is this sentence in Spanish total nonsense?

Finalmente, después de tomar todas sus homonimias, Eduardo ahora se llama Edwina.

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updated Nov 13, 2009
posted by 00515f39
Las palabras Eduardo and Edwina son diferentes fónica y gráficamente - 0068e2f4, Nov 13, 2009

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I found an explanation of it, but it appears not to be common in Spanish - more so in English.

Malapropismo

updated Nov 13, 2009
posted by 00515f39
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The word is in the dictionary (malapropism][1]), but I don't think that is what you are asking.

Clearly you used the incorrect word (homonimias vs hormonas) and, yes, as it is, I would say that the sentence makes no sense, (linguistic absurdity), even though I see the clever connection that you are trying to make from the definition of homonymy.

updated Nov 13, 2009
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posted by 0074b507
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La homonimia es una relación léxica que se establece entre dos homónimos, del griego homo- (igual) y -onoma (palabra), es decir, palabras que presentan identidad formal (fónica o gráfica) pero diferencia en el significado.

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updated Nov 13, 2009
posted by 0068e2f4
I agree with Quentin - 0068e2f4, Nov 13, 2009