blanqueamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From blanquear + -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blankeaˈmjento/ [blãŋ.ke.aˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: blan‧que‧a‧mien‧to

Noun

blanqueamiento m (plural blanqueamientos)

  1. whitening, whitewashing, bleaching (the process of making something white or whiter)
    Synonym: blanqueo
  2. whitewashing (a deliberate attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about a person or organization in order to protect their reputation)
  3. money laundering (the act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money)

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