preñez
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈɲeθ/ [pɾeˈɲeθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈɲes/ [pɾeˈɲes] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: pre‧ñez
Noun
preñez f (plural preñeces)
- pregnancy
- 2016 July 27, “Homenaje gráfico al perro callejero en su día”, in El Comercio[1]:
- Deambulan sin un norte fijo, su estómago depende de basureros y de la caridad de pocos, son el blanco perfecto de golpes, peleas, atropellos y enfermedades, y en el caso de las hembras no esterilizadas, éstas viven expuestas a preñeces frecuentes e indeseadas.
- They wander without a fixed goal, their stomach depends on garbage cans and the charity of few, they are the perfect target for beatings, fights, abuses and diseases, and in the case of non-sterilized females, they live exposed to frequent and unwanted pregnancies.
Further reading
- “preñez”, 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