circunspección

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumspectiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiɾkunspeɡˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũns.peɣ̞ˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /siɾkunspeɡˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũns.peɣ̞ˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cir‧cuns‧pec‧ción

Noun

circunspección f (plural circunspecciones)

  1. circumspection
    • 2015 November 8, “El crimen lastra la economía mundial”, in El País‎[1]:
      Esa desconfianza en la policía obliga igualmente a mirar con circunspección las cifras de criminalidad.
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