defenestración

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin dēfenestrātiō, Latin dē (“from; out”) + fenestra (“window”) + -ātiō (suffix indicating an action or process).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /defenestɾaˈθjon/ [d̪e.fe.nes.t̪ɾaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /defenestɾaˈsjon/ [d̪e.fe.nes.t̪ɾaˈsjõn]

Noun

defenestración f (plural defenestraciones)

1. defenestration

Derived terms

• Defenestraciones de Praga (“Defenestrations of Prague”)

Related terms

• defenestrar

Further reading

• “defenestración”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28