menarquia
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Menarche, from Ancient Greek μηνός (mēnós, “month”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”) + Spanish -ia.
Pronunciation
Noun
menarquia f (uncountable)
- menarche
- Antonym: menopausia
Derived terms
Further reading
- “menarquia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16