nupcias

See also: núpcias

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nuptiās.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈnubθjas/ [ˈnuβ̞.θjas]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈnubsjas/ [ˈnuβ̞.sjas]
(Spain) Rhymes: -ubθjas
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ubsjas
Syllabification: nup‧cias

Noun

nupcias f pl (plural only)

wedding, nuptials
se casó en primeras nupcias
she married for the first time
- 1906, Benito Pérez Galdós, La vuelta al mundo en la Numancia:
  Enviudó Mendaro el 59 y se embarcó para el Perú, donde contrajo segundas nupcias.
  In '59 Mendaro became a widower and set sail for Peru, where he got married for the second time.

See also

boda f
casamiento m

Further reading

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

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