ostentación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ostentātiōnem (“exhibition, showing off”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ostentaˈθjon/ [os.t̪ẽn̪.t̪aˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ostentaˈsjon/ [os.t̪ẽn̪.t̪aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: os‧ten‧ta‧ción

Noun

ostentación f (plural ostentaciones)

  1. ostentation, boastfulness
  2. conceit

Further reading

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