avocación

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin advocātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /abokaˈθjon/ [a.β̞o.kaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abokaˈsjon/ [a.β̞o.kaˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧vo‧ca‧ción

Noun

avocación f (plural avocaciones)

1. (law) callback

Related terms

• avocar

 

Further reading

• “avocación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28