aparición
/apaɾiˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
appearance
👻 aparición = a- (toward) + parecer (to seem): to come into seeming, to show up
Spanish aparecer means to appear, from Latin apparēre. Add the noun suffix -ción (like English -tion) and you get aparición: the act of showing up, or a ghostly figure that has shown up. Compare English apparition.