microcentro

See also: Microcentro

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

Spanish micro-

Spanish centro

Spanish microcentro

From micro- + centro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mikɾoˈθentɾo/ [mi.kɾoˈθẽn̪.t̪ɾo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /mikɾoˈsentɾo/ [mi.kɾoˈsẽn̪.t̪ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -entɾo
• Syllabification: mi‧cro‧cen‧tro

Noun

microcentro m (plural microcentros)

1. (Southern Cone) dead center (exact center, especially the core area of a city)

Derived terms

• Microcentro

Further reading

• “microcentro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026