trashumancia

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From tras- +‎ Latin humus (earth, soil) +‎ -ancia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /tɾasuˈmanθja/ [t̪ɾa.suˈmãn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tɾasuˈmansja/ [t̪ɾa.suˈmãn.sja]
  • Rhymes: -anθja
  • Rhymes: -ansja
  • Syllabification: tras‧hu‧man‧cia

Noun

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trashumancia f (plural trashumancias)

  1. transhumance, migration
    • 2015 October 24, “Los ‘buhos’ de la EMT adaptan su horario este fin de semana”, in El País[1]:
      La fiesta de la trashumancia, en la que decenas de ovejas retoman la tradición del paso del ganado por el centro de la capital, llega este año a su 22ª edición.
      The transhumance festival, in which dozens of sheep resume the tradition of cattle passing through the center of the capital, this year reached its 22nd edition.

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