defenestración

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dēfenestrātiōnem, Latin (from; out) + fenestra (window) + -ātiō (suffix indicating an action or process).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /defenestɾaˈθjon/ [d̪e.fe.nes.t̪ɾaˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /defenestɾaˈsjon/ [d̪e.fe.nes.t̪ɾaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: de‧fe‧nes‧tra‧ción

Noun

defenestración f (plural defenestraciones)

  1. defenestration

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