afeminación

Spanish

Etymology

From afeminar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afeminaˈθjon/ [a.fe.mi.naˈθjõn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /afeminaˈsjon/ [a.fe.mi.naˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧fe‧mi‧na‧ción

Noun

afeminación f (plural afeminaciones)

1. effeminacy

   Synonym: afeminamiento

Further reading

• “afeminación”, 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