preparación

See also: preparacion

Galician

Alternative forms

• preparaçom, preparação (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pɾepaɾaˈθjoŋ/ [pɾe.pa.ɾaˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /pɾepaɾaˈθjoŋ/ [pɾe.pa.ɾaˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /pɾepaɾaˈsjoŋ/ [pɾe.pa.ɾaˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: pre‧pa‧ra‧ción

Noun

preparación f (plural preparacións)

1. preparation

Related terms

• preparar

Further reading

• “preparación”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin praeparatus

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tio

Latin praeparātiōnembor.

Spanish preparación

Borrowed from Latin praeparātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾepaɾaˈθjon/ [pɾe.pa.ɾaˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /pɾepaɾaˈsjon/ [pɾe.pa.ɾaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pre‧pa‧ra‧ción

Noun

preparación f (plural preparaciones)

1. preparation

   Synonym: preparado

Related terms

• preparar

Further reading

• “preparación”, 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