alzamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From alzar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alθaˈmjento/ [al̟.θaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alsaˈmjento/ [al.saˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025