nupcias

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See also: núpcias

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nuptiās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈnubθjas/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈnubsjas/
  • Rhymes: -ubθjas
  • Rhymes: -ubsjas
  • Syllabification: nup‧cias

Noun

nupcias f pl (plural only)

  1. wedding, nuptials
    se casó en primeras nupcias
    she married for the first time
    • 1906, Benito Pérez Galdós, La vuelta al mundo en la Numancia:
      Enviudó Mendaro el 59 y se embarcó para el Perú, donde contrajo segundas nupcias.
      In '59 Mendaro became a widower and set sail for Peru, where he got married for the second time.

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