régimen

See also: regimen, Regimen, and regímen

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti

Proto-Italic *regō

Latin regō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Italic *-mn̥

Latin -men

Latin regimenbor.

Spanish régimen

Borrowed from Latin regimen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreximen/ [ˈre.xi.mẽn]
• Rhymes: -eximen
• Syllabification: ré‧gi‧men

Noun

régimen m (plural regímenes)

1. regime (form of government)
2. regimen (remedy intended to produce beneficial effects)
3. scheme (systematic plan of future action) (e.g. a pension scheme, an aid scheme, a loan scheme)

   Synonym: plan

Derived terms

• Antiguo Régimen
• régimen cerrado
• régimen de excepción

Further reading

• “régimen”, 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