Pronunciation: ' gä ŋ -g ə - ˌ ri-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish gongorismo, from Luis de Góngora y Argote † 1627 Spanish poet
Date: 1813
: a literary style characterized by studied obscurity and by the use of various ornate devices
– gon · go · ris · tic \ ˌ gä ŋ -g ə - ' ris-tik \ adjective