detención

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detentio, detentionem.

Noun

detención f (plural detencións)

  1. detention
  2. arrest

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detentio, detentionem. Equivalent to detener +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /detenˈθjon/, [d̪et̪ẽn̟ˈθjõn]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /detenˈsjon/, [d̪et̪ẽnˈsjõn]
  • Hyphenation: de‧ten‧ción

Noun

detención f (plural detenciones)

  1. arrest
  2. detention
  3. stopping, halt
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