retroalimentación

Spanish

Etymology

From retro- +‎ alimentación, a semantic calque of English feedback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /retɾoalimentaˈθjon/ [re.t̪ɾo.a.li.mẽn̪.t̪aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /retɾoalimentaˈsjon/ [re.t̪ɾo.a.li.mẽn̪.t̪aˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: re‧tro‧a‧li‧men‧ta‧ción

Noun

retroalimentación f (plural retroalimentaciones)

1. feedback

   Synonyms: retroacción, realimentación, feedback

Further reading

• “retroalimentación”, 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