excavación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin excavātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eɡskabaˈθjon/ [eɣ̞s.ka.β̞aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eɡskabaˈsjon/ [eɣ̞s.ka.β̞aˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ex‧ca‧va‧ción

Noun

excavación f (plural excavaciones)

1. excavation

Related terms

• excavar

 

Further reading

• “excavación”, 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