erección

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ērectiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /eɾeɡˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eɾeɡˈsjon/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: e‧rec‧ción

Noun

erección f (plural erecciones)

  1. (physiology) erection
    • 2007, Ernesto A. Sáez Pérez, ¿Qué le pasa a mi hijo, page 310:
      Las erecciones no son más que la reacción de un órgano sexual sensible ante cualquier tipo de contacto.
      Erections are nothing more than the reaction of a sexual organ sensitive to any type of contact.
  2. erection (of a building)

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