alabanza

Spanish

Alternative forms

alabancia (obsolete or dialectal)

Etymology

From alabar +‎ -anza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /alaˈbanθa/ [a.laˈβ̞ãn̟.θa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alaˈbansa/ [a.laˈβ̞ãn.sa]
(Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ansa
Syllabification: a‧la‧ban‧za

Noun

alabanza f (plural alabanzas)

praise
Synonyms: halago, elogio, loa, enaltecimiento

Further reading

“alabanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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