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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praescriptiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾeskɾibˈθjon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾeskɾibˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: pres‧crip‧ción
Noun
prescripción f (plural prescripciones)
- prescription; mandate or guidance.
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 54:Entonces da principio a la consulta, incliando la cabeza hacia el lado en que está el Duende, para oir mejor las prescripciones que éste le da y que ella repite puntualmente al que se las demanda.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
Prescripción does not typically refer to a pharmaceutical prescription; for this receta is typically used
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