operación

See also: operacion

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin operātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opeɾaˈθjon/
• IPA^(key): /opeɾaˈsjon/ (Benasquese)
• Syllabification: o‧pe‧ra‧ción
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

operación f (plural operaciones)

1. operation

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin operātiōnem.

Noun

operación f (plural operaciones)

1. operation

Related terms

• operar

Further reading

• “operación”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃épos

Proto-Italic *opos

Latin opus

Latin opera

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -or

Latin operor

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin operātiōnembor.

Spanish operación

Borrowed from Latin operātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opeɾaˈθjon/ [o.pe.ɾaˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /opeɾaˈsjon/ [o.pe.ɾaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: o‧pe‧ra‧ción

Noun

operación f (plural operaciones)

1. (medicine) operation (a surgical procedure)

   Synonym: cirugía

2. operation (the method or practice by which actions are done)
3. (computing, mathematics) operation (a procedure for generating a value from one or more other values)

Derived terms

• base de operaciones
• operación salida
• operacional
• sala de operaciones

Related terms

• operar

Further reading

• “operación”, 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