poción
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pōtiōnem. Compare the inherited Old Spanish pozón (“poison”). Related to English poison and potable. Doublet of poison.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈθjon/ [poˈθjõn] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /poˈsjon/ [poˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: po‧ción
Noun
poción f (plural pociones)
- (beverage) potion
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “poción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024