desolación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēsōlātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desolaˈθjon/ [d̪e.so.laˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desolaˈsjon/ [d̪e.so.laˈsjõn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: de‧so‧la‧ción

Noun

desolación f (plural desolaciones)

1. desolation

Related terms

• desolado
• desolador
• desolar

 

Further reading

• “desolación”, 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