alzamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From alzar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alθaˈmjento/ [al̟.θaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alsaˈmjento/ [al.saˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: al‧za‧mien‧to

Noun

alzamiento m (plural alzamientos)

1. lifting; raise, increase
2. uprising, revolt

   Synonyms: levantamiento, sublevación

Further reading

• “alzamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10