abstinencia

Borrowed from Latin abstinentia.

• IPA^(key): /abstiˈnenθja/ [aβ̞s.t̪iˈnẽn̟.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /abstiˈnensja/ [aβ̞s.t̪iˈnẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -enθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: abs‧ti‧nen‧cia

abstinencia f (plural abstinencias)

1. abstinence, austereness, abstemiousness

• “abstinencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025