construcción

/konstɾuɡˈθjon/ · B1 · noun · f

construction

🏗️🧱 Construction with -ción in place of -tion; con- = together + struere = to build

Latin constructio, from construere: con- (together) + struere (to pile up, build). Spanish nouns ending in -ción match English -tion and are always feminine: la construcción.

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