defunción

Galician

Noun

defunción f (plural defuncións)

1. death, decease
2. demise

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēfūnctiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /defunˈθjon/ [d̪e.fũn̟ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /defunˈsjon/ [d̪e.fũnˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: de‧fun‧ción

Noun

defunción f (plural defunciones)

1. decease, death

   Synonyms: deceso, fallecimiento, muerte

Derived terms

• certificado de defunción (“death certificate”)

 

Related terms

• difunto

 

Further reading

• “defunción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28