constricción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cōnstrictiōnem, from Latin cōnstringō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konstɾiɡˈθjon/ [kõns.t̪ɾiɣ̞ˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /konstɾiɡˈsjon/ [kõns.t̪ɾiɣ̞ˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cons‧tric‧ción

Noun

constricción f (plural constricciones)

  1. constriction
    • 2015 October 13, “Política y realidad”, in El País‎[1]:
      Mariano Rajoy es un perfecto ejemplo de este voluntario sometimiento del discurso y la acción a las constricciones de lo contingente.
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