persecución

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin persecūtiōnem.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /peɾsɛkuˈθjoŋ/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /peɾsɛkuˈsjoŋ/

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: per‧se‧cu‧ción

Noun

persecución f (plural persecucións)

  1. persecution

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin persecūtiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /peɾsekuˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾsekuˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: per‧se‧cu‧ción

Noun

persecución f (plural persecuciones)

  1. persecution
  2. chase
  3. paranoia, persecution complex
    Synonym: paranoia

Derived terms

Further reading