capitación

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapitaˈθjon/ [ka.pi.t̪aˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kapitaˈsjon/ [ka.pi.t̪aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ca‧pi‧ta‧ción

Noun

capitación f (plural capitaciones)

1. capitation
2. poll tax

Derived terms

• impuesto de capitación

Further reading

• “capitación”, 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