predilección

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare French prédilection.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾedileɡˈθjon/ [pɾe.ð̞i.leɣ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾedileɡˈsjon/ [pɾe.ð̞i.leɣ̞ˈsjõn]

• Audio (Chile):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pre‧di‧lec‧ción

Noun

predilección f (plural predilecciones)

1. predilection; fondness

Related terms

• predilecto

 

Further reading

• “predilección”, 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