What does «circunloquio» mean in Spanish?
- A manner of speaking in which the meaning of a word is expressed in an imprecise and indirect way, by means of a roundabout way of saying words, which could have been said with less. Also called periphrasis or circumlocution. Basically, it is the use of more words than necessary to express an idea or concept. In rhetoric it is used to avoid an expression that is too common or stereotyped.