cesantía

Spanish

Etymology

From cesante +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θesanˈtia/ [θe.sãn̪ˈt̪i.a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sesanˈtia/ [se.sãn̪ˈt̪i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ce‧san‧tí‧a

Noun

cesantía f (plural cesantías)

1. (Chile) unemployment

   Synonyms: desempleo, paro

Related terms

• cesación
• cesar

Further reading

• “cesantía”, 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