cremación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cremātiōnem. Compare quemazón, which may be an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kɾemaˈθjon/ [kɾe.maˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kɾemaˈsjon/ [kɾe.maˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cre‧ma‧ción

Noun

cremación f (plural cremaciones)

1. cremation

Related terms

• cremar

 

Further reading

• “cremación”, 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