criazón

See also: criazon

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish criazon (“household”), inherited from Latin creātiōnem (“creation”). Doublet of the borrowing creación. Compare also Portuguese criação.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kɾjaˈθon/ [kɾjaˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kɾjaˈson/ [kɾjaˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cria‧zón

Noun

criazón f (plural criazones)

1. (archaic) house, household

   Synonym: casa

2. (rare) domestic staff, servants

   Synonyms: criados, servidumbre

3. (rare) rearing or breeding of animals

   Synonym: crianza

Related terms

• criador (“breeder”)
• criar (“to breed, rear, raise”)

 

Further reading

• “criazón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28