descripción
/deskɾibˈθjon/ · B1 · noun · f
description
📝 de + scrib = write down: a description is what you write down about a thing
From Latin describere: de- (down) + scribere (to write), the same root as scribe and script. Spanish -ción matches English -tion, and nouns ending in -ción are always feminine: la descripción.