vocación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vocātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bokaˈθjon/ [bo.kaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bokaˈsjon/ [bo.kaˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: vo‧ca‧ción

Noun

vocación f (plural vocaciones)

1. vocation (inclination to undertake a certain kind of work)
2. calling

   Synonym: profesión

Derived terms

• vocacional

 

Related terms

• vocal
• vocativo
• voz

 

Further reading

• “vocación”, 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