irrupción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin irruptiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /irubˈθjon/ [i.ruβ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /irubˈsjon/ [i.ruβ̞ˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: i‧rrup‧ción

Noun

irrupción f (plural irrupciones)

1. irruption, break-in

Related terms

• irrumpir

 

Further reading

• “irrupción”, 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