estrangulación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin strangulātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /estɾanɡulaˈθjon/ [es.t̪ɾãŋ.ɡu.laˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /estɾanɡulaˈsjon/ [es.t̪ɾãŋ.ɡu.laˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: es‧tran‧gu‧la‧ción

Noun

estrangulación f (plural estrangulaciones)

1. strangulation, strangling

   Synonym: estrangulamiento

2. choke (control on a carburetor)

Related terms

• estrangulador
• estrangular

 

Further reading

• “estrangulación”, 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