instrucción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnstrūctiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /instɾuɡˈθjon/ [ĩns.t̪ɾuɣ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /instɾuɡˈsjon/ [ĩns.t̪ɾuɣ̞ˈsjõn]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ins‧truc‧ción

Noun

instrucción f (plural instrucciones)

1. instruction
2. (Spain, law) an investigation by a criminal court in order to collect factual evidence directed towards pressing charges against a suspect or reaching a nolle prosequi indictment

Derived terms

• instrucción militar
• instrucción primaria
• instrucción pública
• juzgado de instrucción

 

Related terms

• instruir

 

Further reading

• “instrucción”, 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