enmienda

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emˈmjenda/ [ẽmˈmjẽn̪.d̪a]
  • Rhymes: -enda
  • Syllabification: en‧mien‧da

Etymology 1

Deverbal from enmendar.

Noun

enmienda f (plural enmiendas)

  1. correction
    Synonyms: mejora, mejoría
  2. amendment
    • 2020 June 14, Elvira Lindo, “¡Señorita Escarlata, señorita Escarlata!”, in El País‎[1]:
      El documental Enmienda XIII (Netflix), de la afroamericana Ava DuVernay, cuenta a través de testimonios de activistas, víctimas y políticos cómo dicha enmienda permitió, tras la abolición de la esclavitud, seguir explotando la mano de obra negra.
      The documentary 13th (Netflix), by African American Ana DuVernay, tells via testimonies of activists, victims, and politicians how said amendment permitted, after the abolition of slavery, the continued exploitation of the black labor force.

Etymology 2

Verb

enmienda

  1. inflection of enmendar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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