apología
See also: apologia
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, off”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”). In the “expression of remorse” sense, a calque of English apology, and most common in Llanito, considered a proscribed false friend otherwise.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]apología f (plural apologías)
- apology (a justification or defense)
- (Llanito, otherwise proscribed) apology (an excuse or expression of remorse for a wrongdoing)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “apología”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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