degollamiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From degollar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /deɡoʝaˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /deɡoʎaˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deɡoʃaˈmjento/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deɡoʒaˈmjento/

  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: de‧go‧lla‧mien‧to

Noun

degollamiento m (plural degollamientos)

  1. cutting of the throat
    Synonym: degollación
    • 2015 July 31, “Detenido un hombre por degollar a su expareja en Palma”, in El País:
      Aparentemente la muerte ocurrió por degollamiento con un cuchillo de 20 centímetros, según fuentes policiales.
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