complexión

See also: complexion and complex ion

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin complexiōnem (“combination”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompleɡˈsjon/ [kõm.pleɣ̞ˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: com‧ple‧xión

Noun

complexión f (plural complexiones)

1. a person's build; physical constitution

Usage notes

• Complexión is a false friend, and does not mean "complexion". The word for "complexion" in Spanish is tez or cutis.

Further reading

• “complexión”, 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