mayordomía

Spanish

Etymology

From mayordomo +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /maʝoɾdoˈmia/ [ma.ʝoɾ.ð̞oˈmi.a] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /maʃoɾdoˈmia/ [ma.ʃoɾ.ð̞oˈmi.a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /maʒoɾdoˈmia/ [ma.ʒoɾ.ð̞oˈmi.a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ma‧yor‧do‧mí‧a

Noun

mayordomía f (plural mayordomías)

  1. stewardship
  2. butlerhood

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