adolescencia

adolescencia f (plural adolescencies)

1. adolescence (period between childhood and maturity)

• IPA^(key): /adɔlest͡sent͡sia/, [ˈadɔlest͡sent͡sia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧do‧les‧cen‧ci‧a

adolescencia f (relational adjective adolescenčný or adolescentný)

1. adolescence

• “adolescencia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Borrowed from Latin adolēscentia.

• IPA^(key): /adolesˈθenθja/ [a.ð̞o.lesˈθẽn̟.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /adoleˈsensja/ [a.ð̞o.leˈsẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -enθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧do‧les‧cen‧cia

adolescencia f (plural adolescencias)

1. adolescence

• “adolescencia”, 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