altercación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altercātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alteɾkaˈθjon/ [al̪.t̪eɾ.kaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alteɾkaˈsjon/ [al̪.t̪eɾ.kaˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: al‧ter‧ca‧ción

Noun

altercación f (plural altercaciones)

1. (rare) altercation

   Synonyms: altercado, disputa

Related terms

• altercar

 

Further reading

• “altercación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16