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Latin
Noun
exterminiō
- dative/ablative singular of exterminium
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exterminium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡsteɾˈminjo/
- Rhymes: -injo
- Syllabification: ex‧ter‧mi‧nio
Noun
exterminio m (plural exterminios)
- extermination
2015 November 21, “Ratas sabias”, in El País:Ese verano se produjo una plaga de ratas y ratones en toda Cataluña, y las autoridades organizaron un servicio de policía sanitaria para su persecución y exterminio (en especial las infestaciones en los solares de la Reforma, la actual Vía Layetana).- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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