conocimiento

/konoθiˈmjento/ · B1 · noun · m

cognition

📚 conocer (to know) + -miento (-ment): the noun of knowing

From Latin cognoscere, the same root as English cognition and recognize. Spanish adds -miento to verbs to make nouns, like English -ment: conocer (to know) becomes conocimiento (knowledge). Perder el conocimiento = to lose consciousness.

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