Pronounced: KAH-luh (the “K” is a like the throat-clearing sound in the German word “ach”)
Notes: Some people probably know this word
Yesterday’s word
The word Gongorism refers to “an affected literary style marked by intricate language and elaborate figures of speech”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1800s
Background / Comments
I think a lot of Victorian literature would fit our word; it’s is usually described as “flowery”, but from the examples I’ve seen, it would fit our word. Our word is named after the Spanish poet Luis de Góngora y Argote.
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