educación

See also: educacion

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēducātiō, ēducātiōnem. Cognate with Catalan educació, Occitan educacion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /edukaˈθjon/ [e.ð̞u.kaˈθjõŋ]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: e‧du‧ca‧ción

Noun

educación f (plural educaciones)

  1. education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ēducātiōnem. Cognate with Catalan educació, Occitan educacion.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /edukaˈθjoŋ/ [e.ð̞u.kɑˈθjoŋ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /edukaˈsjoŋ/ [e.ð̞u.kɑˈsjoŋ]

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: e‧du‧ca‧ción

Noun

educación f (uncountable)

  1. education

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēducātiōnem. By surface analysis, educar +‎ -ción. Cognate with Catalan educació, Occitan educacion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /edukaˈθjon/ [e.ð̞u.kaˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /edukaˈsjon/ [e.ð̞u.kaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: e‧du‧ca‧ción

Noun

educación f (plural educaciones)

  1. education
  2. upbringing
  3. manners, etiquette
    Es de mala educación hablar con la boca llena.
    It's bad manners to speak with your mouth full.

Derived terms

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