SINEKDOKE

This word is from the Spanish sinécdoque.

si·nék·do·ké
synecdoche

A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa. A synecdoche is a class of metonymy, often by means of either mentioning a part for the whole or conversely the whole for one of its parts.

Examples from common English expressions include “bread and butter” (for “livelihood”), “suits” (for “businessmen”), “boots” (for “soldiers”), and “America” (for “the United States of America”).

MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG

sinékdoké: tayutay na ipinakakatawan sa kabuuan ang bahagi o ang kabuuan sa bahagi