confiscación

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin confiscatio.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /konfiskaˈθjoŋ/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /konfiskaˈsjoŋ/

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: con‧fis‧ca‧ción

Noun

confiscación f (plural confiscacións)

  1. confiscation

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōnfiscātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /konfiskaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /konfiskaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: con‧fis‧ca‧ción

Noun

confiscación f (plural confiscaciones)

  1. confiscation
    • 2015 October 22, “Caracas amplía el control sobre el precio de los productos”, in El País‎:
      La empresa privada teme que se reedite el Dakazo, la confiscación y remate de electrodomésticos iniciada hace dos años en vísperas de las elecciones municipales ganadas finalmente por el chavismo.
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