amonestación

Spanish

Etymology

From amonestar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amonestaˈθjon/ [a.mo.nes.t̪aˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /amonestaˈsjon/ [a.mo.nes.t̪aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧mo‧nes‧ta‧ción

Noun

amonestación f (plural amonestaciones)

1. admonishment

   Synonym: admonición

2. (sports) the issuing of a caution; yellow card

Further reading

• “amonestación”, 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