conocimiento

Spanish

Etymology

From conocer +‎ -imiento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konoθiˈmjento/ [ko.no.θiˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /konosiˈmjento/ [ko.no.siˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: co‧no‧ci‧mien‧to

Noun

conocimiento m (plural conocimientos)

1. knowledge (as in acquaintance or familiarity with a person, place, or subject)

   Haré todo para mantener vivo el conocimiento del pasado.

   I will do everything to keep alive the knowledge of the past.

See also

• sabiduría

Further reading

• “conocimiento”, 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