braquiación

Spanish

Etymology

From braquiar (“to brachiate”) +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bɾakjaˈθjon/ [bɾa.kjaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bɾakjaˈsjon/ [bɾa.kjaˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: bra‧quia‧ción

Noun

braquiación f (plural braquiaciones)

1. (zoology) brachiation (movement by swinging arms between holds)

Related terms

• braquio-

 

Further reading

• “braquiación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28