atropellamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From atropellar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /atɾopeʝaˈmjento/ [a.t̪ɾo.pe.ʝaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /atɾopeʎaˈmjento/ [a.t̪ɾo.pe.ʎaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /atɾopeʃaˈmjento/ [a.t̪ɾo.pe.ʃaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /atɾopeʒaˈmjento/ [a.t̪ɾo.pe.ʒaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: a‧tro‧pe‧lla‧mien‧to

Noun

atropellamiento m (plural atropellamientos)

  1. the act of running over a person in a vehicle
    Synonym: atropello
    • 2016 July, “Arrollan a hombre al cruzar avenida sin tener cuidado”, in Frontera.info‎[1]:
      El atropellamiento más reciente ocurrió alrededor de las 11:00 horas, cuando un hombre de unos 40 años cruzó la avenida de manera intempestiva por una zona prohibida para peatones, frente a una procesadora de frutas de Valle Dorado.
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