caución

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cautiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kauˈθjon/ [kau̯ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kauˈsjon/ [kau̯ˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cau‧ción

Noun

caución f (plural cauciones)

1. (law) bail, security deposit
2. caution

Further reading

• “caución”, 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