retención

See also: retencion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retentiōnem.

Noun

retención f (plural retenciones)

1. retention
2. hold-up, jam, traffic jam

Related terms

• retener
• retentivo

 

Further reading

• “retención”, 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