adecuación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adaequātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adekwaˈθjon/ [a.ð̞e.kwaˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /adekwaˈsjon/ [a.ð̞e.kwaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧de‧cua‧ción

Noun

adecuación f (plural adecuaciones)

1. adaptation (process of adapting something to a situation)

   Synonym: adaptación

Related terms

• adecuar

Further reading

• “adecuación”, 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