diversión

See also: diversion

Galician

Alternative forms

• diversom, diversão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin diversiō, from Latin dīversus (“opposite; apart; diverse”), past participle of dīvertō (“I divert; I separate”).

Noun

diversión f (plural diversións)

1. the act or result of diverging (to tend into different directions)

   Synonyms: afastamento, desvío

2. distraction (something that distracts)

   Synonym: distracción

3. attraction (something that draws interest)
4. recreation (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates)

Related terms

• divertir

Further reading

• “diversión”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Spanish

Etymology

From medieval Latin dīversiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibeɾˈsjon/ [d̪i.β̞eɾˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: di‧ver‧sión

Noun

diversión f (plural diversiones)

1. fun, entertainment, amusement, levity

   Synonym: entretenimiento

Derived terms

• parque de diversiones

 

Related terms

• divertir, divertirse

 

Further reading

• “diversión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014