advocación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advocātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /adbokaˈθjon/ [að̞.β̞o.kaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /adbokaˈsjon/ [að̞.β̞o.kaˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ad‧vo‧ca‧ción

Noun

advocación f (plural advocaciones)

1. (religion) naming or dedication (after a saint)

Related terms

• advocar

 

Further reading

• “advocación”, 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