colación

From Latin collātiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /kolaˈθjon/ [ko.laˈθjõn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kolaˈsjon/ [ko.laˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: co‧la‧ción

colación f (plural colaciones)

1. light meal, collation, snack
   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     Gloria, haz preparar una buena colación para este caballero. Ya comprenderás que no debe tomar cosas pesadas.

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2. collation (comparison)

   Synonyms: comparación, cotejo

3. conferment of a title or position
4. (Latin America) a type of sweet pastry
5. collation (conference or discussion in a monastery)
6. territory pertaining to a parish

• “colación”, 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