expurgación
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin expūrgātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡspuɾɡaˈθjon/ [eɣ̞s.puɾ.ɣ̞aˈθjõn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /eɡspuɾɡaˈsjon/ [eɣ̞s.puɾ.ɣ̞aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ex‧pur‧ga‧ción
Noun
expurgación f (plural expurgaciones)
- expurgation
- purification
- Synonym: purificación
Related terms
Further reading
- “expurgación”, 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