circunvalación

Spanish

Etymology

From circunvalar + -ción.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾkumbalaˈθjon/ [θiɾ.kũm.ba.laˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /siɾkumbalaˈsjon/ [siɾ.kũm.ba.laˈsjõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cir‧cun‧va‧la‧ción

Noun

circunvalación f (plural circunvalaciones)

  1. vía, avenida (etc.) de circunvalación: ring road
  2. circumambulation
    • 2015 July 19, “¿Primarias? ¡Democracia interna!”, in El País:
      No hay circunvalación posible.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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