abominación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abōminātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /abominaˈθjon/ [a.β̞o.mi.naˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abominaˈsjon/ [a.β̞o.mi.naˈsjõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧mi‧na‧ción

Noun

abominación f (plural abominaciones)

1. abomination
2. horror, abhorrence

Related terms

• abominable
• abominado
• abominar

 

Further reading

• “abominación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10