extorsión

See also: extorsion

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin extorsiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡstoɾˈsjon/ [eɣ̞s.t̪oɾˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ex‧tor‧sión

Noun

extorsión f (plural extorsiones)

1. extortion

   Synonym: chantaje

Related terms

• extorsionar

 

Further reading

• “extorsión”, 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