corrupción

See also: corrupcion

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corruptiō, corruptiōnem. Cognate with Catalan corrupció.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /korubˈθjon/, [ko.ruβ̞ˈθjõŋ]
• Rhymes: -on
• Hyphenation: co‧rrup‧ción

Noun

corrupción f (plural corrupciones)

1. corruption (act of corrupting)

Related terms

• corromper

Galician

Alternative forms

• corrupçom, corrupção (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin corruptiō, corruptiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /korupˈθjoŋ/ [ko.rupˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /korupˈθjoŋ/ [ko.rupˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /korupˈsjoŋ/ [ko.rupˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: co‧rrup‧ción

Noun

corrupción f (plural corrupcións)

1. corruption

Related terms

• corromper

Further reading

• “corrupción”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corruptiōnem. Cognate with Catalan corrupció.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /korubˈθjon/ [ko.ruβ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /korubˈsjon/ [ko.ruβ̞ˈsjõn]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: co‧rrup‧ción

Noun

corrupción f (plural corrupciones)

1. corruption (the act of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle)

   Synonym: corruptela

2. corruption (the act of changing for the worse)
3. corruption, decay, rot

   Synonym: pudrición

Derived terms

• anticorrupción
• corrupción de menores

 

Related terms

• corromper
• corrupto

 

Further reading

• “corrupción”, 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