procesión

See also: procesion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōcessiōnem (“a marching forward, an advance”), in Late Latin "religious procession" (genitive singular prōcessiōnis), from prōcessus, perfect passive participle of prōcēdō (“move forward, advance, proceed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾoθeˈsjon/ [pɾo.θeˈsjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /pɾoseˈsjon/ [pɾo.seˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pro‧ce‧sión

Noun

procesión f (plural procesiones)

1. procession (act of progressing or proceeding)
2. procession (group of people or things moving along in an orderly manner, especially religeous)

Derived terms

• procesionar

 

Related terms

• proceder
• proceso

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• escorpión