destrucción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin destructiōnem. Equivalent to destruir +‎ -ción. Cognate with Catalan destrucció, Galician destrución.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /destɾuɡˈθjon/ [d̪es.t̪ɾuɣ̞ˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /destɾuɡˈsjon/ [d̪es.t̪ɾuɣ̞ˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: des‧truc‧ción

Noun

destrucción f (plural destrucciones)

  1. destruction

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