yacimiento

From yacer (“to lie”) +‎ -imiento.

• IPA^(key): /ʝaθiˈmjento/ [ɟ͡ʝa.θiˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ʝasiˈmjento/ [ɟ͡ʝa.siˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (most of Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: ya‧ci‧mien‧to

yacimiento m (plural yacimientos)

1. (geology) deposit; field or formation

   yacimiento mineral

   mineral deposit

2. site

   yacimiento de restos humanos

   site of human remains

• “yacimiento”, 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