expectación

Galician

Alternative forms

• expectaçom, expectação (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From expectar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ekspɛktaˈθjoŋ/ [eks̺.pɛk.t̪aˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ekspɛktaˈθjoŋ/ [eks̺.pɛk.t̪aˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ekspɛktaˈsjoŋ/ [eks.pɛk.t̪aˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: ex‧pec‧ta‧ción

Noun

expectación f (plural expectacións)

1. expectation

   Synonym: esperanza (dated)

Related terms

• expectante
• expectativa

 

Further reading

• “expectación”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From expectar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eɡspeɡtaˈθjon/ [eɣ̞s.peɣ̞.t̪aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eɡspeɡtaˈsjon/ [eɣ̞s.peɣ̞.t̪aˈsjõn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ex‧pec‧ta‧ción

Noun

expectación f (plural expectaciones)

1. expectation

   Synonyms: esperanza, expectativa

Further reading

• “expectación”, 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