ocupación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /okupaˈθjon/ [o.ku.paˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /okupaˈsjon/ [o.ku.paˈsjõn]

Noun

ocupación f (plural ocupaciones)

1. occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

   Synonyms: trabajo, oficio, empleo

2. occupation (the act of possessing a place)
3. occupation (the control of a region by a hostile army)

Related terms

• ocupar
• ocupacional

Further reading

• “ocupación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014