ebullición

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēbullītiōnem.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ebuʝiˈθjon/ [e.β̞u.ʝiˈθjõn] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ebuʎiˈθjon/ [e.β̞u.ʎiˈθjõn] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /ebuʃiˈsjon/ [e.β̞u.ʃiˈsjõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ebuʒiˈsjon/ [e.β̞u.ʒiˈsjõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: e‧bu‧lli‧ción

Noun

ebullición f (uncountable)

  1. boiling
    Synonym: hervor
  2. agitation, turmoil
    Synonym: agitación

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