insinuación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsinuātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /insinwaˈθjon/ [ĩn.si.nwaˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /insinwaˈsjon/ [ĩn.si.nwaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: in‧si‧nua‧ción

Noun

insinuación f (plural insinuaciones)

  1. hint, insinuation
    Synonym: indirecta
  2. innuendo

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