exterminación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin exterminātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eɡsteɾminaˈθjon/ [eɣ̞s.t̪eɾ.mi.naˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eɡsteɾminaˈsjon/ [eɣ̞s.t̪eɾ.mi.naˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ex‧ter‧mi‧na‧ción

Noun

exterminación f (plural exterminaciones)

1. extermination, eradication

   Synonyms: exterminio, erradicación

Related terms

• exterminar

Further reading

• “exterminación”, 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