apología

See also: apologia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, off”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apoloˈxia/ [a.po.loˈxi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: a‧po‧lo‧gí‧a

Noun

apología f (plural apologías)

1. apology; eulogy, defense

Related terms

• apologética
• apologético
• apologista

Further reading

• “apología”, 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