adopción

/adobˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

adoption

👨‍👩‍👧 adopción = adopt + -ción (like -tion): the act of adopting

From Latin adoptio, from ad- (to) + optare (to choose). So adoption literally means choosing something to be yours. Spanish -ción matches English -tion, so adopción is almost identical to adoption.

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