jubilación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūbilātiōnem (“rejoicing”), from the verb iubilō, originally from Hebrew. Cognate with English jubilation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /xubilaˈθjon/ [xu.β̞i.laˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xubilaˈsjon/ [xu.β̞i.laˈsjõn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ju‧bi‧la‧ción

Noun

jubilación f (plural jubilaciones)

1. retirement
2. pension, retirement pension, old age pension

   Synonym: pensión

Derived terms

• prejubilación

 

Related terms

• jubilada f
• jubilado m

 

Further reading

• “jubilación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28