ciencia ficción

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of English science fiction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˌθjenθja fiɡˈθjon/ [ˌθjẽn̟.θja fiɣ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌsjensja fiɡˈsjon/ [ˌsjẽn.sja fiɣ̞ˈsjõn]
• Syllabification: cien‧cia fic‧ción

Noun

ciencia ficción f (uncountable)

1. science fiction

Further reading

• “ciencia ficción”, 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