deprecación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēprecātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /depɾekaˈθjon/ [d̪e.pɾe.kaˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /depɾekaˈsjon/ [d̪e.pɾe.kaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: de‧pre‧ca‧ción

Noun

deprecación f (plural deprecaciones)

  1. (literary) imploration, supplication
  2. (rhetoric) prayer

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