bendición

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish bendicion, a semi-learned borrowing of Ecclesiastical Latin benedictiōnem (“blessing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bendiˈθjon/ [bẽn̪.d̪iˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /bendiˈsjon/ [bẽn̪.d̪iˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ben‧di‧ción

Noun

bendición f (plural bendiciones)

  1. blessing
    Antonym: maldición
  2. (Latin America) baby

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hiligaynon: bendisyon
  • → Ilocano: bendision
  • → Tagalog: bendisyon
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: bendi̱seyu

Further reading

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