conflagración

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnflagrātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /konflaɡɾaˈθjon/ [kõɱ.fla.ɣ̞ɾaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /konflaɡɾaˈsjon/ [kõɱ.fla.ɣ̞ɾaˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: con‧fla‧gra‧ción

Noun

conflagración f (plural conflagraciones)

1. a conflagration
2. a sudden violent outburst between peoples or countries

Further reading

• “conflagración”, 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