saneamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From sanear +‎ -miento; cognate with Galician saneamento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saneaˈmjento/ [sa.ne.aˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: sa‧ne‧a‧mien‧to

Noun

saneamiento m (plural saneamientos)

1. sanitation, drainage, sewer
2. cleaning up
3. commercial, or financial restructuring, reorganization

See also

• sanear

Further reading

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