degollamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From degollar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /deɡoʝaˈmjento/ [d̪e.ɣ̞o.ʝaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /deɡoʎaˈmjento/ [d̪e.ɣ̞o.ʎaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /deɡoʃaˈmjento/ [d̪e.ɣ̞o.ʃaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /deɡoʒaˈmjento/ [d̪e.ɣ̞o.ʒaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: de‧go‧lla‧mien‧to

Noun

degollamiento m (plural degollamientos)

  1. cutting of the throat
    Synonym: degollación
    • 2015 July 31, “Detenido un hombre por degollar a su expareja en Palma”, in El País‎[1]:
      Aparentemente la muerte ocurrió por degollamiento con un cuchillo de 20 centímetros, según fuentes policiales.
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