maldición

Galician

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [malˈdiθiˈon]
• (dialectal, western) IPA^(key): [malˈdisiˈon]

Noun

maldición f (plural maldicións)

1. curse

Related terms

• maldicir
• maldito

Further reading

• “maldición”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin maledictiōnem (“evil-speaking, curse”), from maledīcō (“to speak ill of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maldiˈθjon/ [mal̪.d̪iˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maldiˈsjon/ [mal̪.d̪iˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: mal‧di‧ción

Noun

maldición f (plural maldiciones)

1. curse

   Synonym: maleficio

   Antonym: bendición

Interjection

maldición

1. damn, curses

Related terms

• maldecir
• maldito

Further reading

• “maldición”, 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