esponsales

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin spōnsālia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esponˈsales/ [es.põnˈsa.les]
• Rhymes: -ales
• Syllabification: es‧pon‧sa‧les

Noun

esponsales m pl (plural only)

1. betrothal

Related terms

• esposo

 

Further reading

• “esponsales”, 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