ejecución

/exekuˈθjon/ · B1 · noun · f

execution

⚙️ ejecución = execution; Latin ex- + sequi, to follow through to the end

Same root as English execute: you follow a plan out to its end. Spanish swaps -tion for -ción, and the x becomes j, said like a throaty h. That gives e-he-ku-THYON. It is feminine: la ejecución.

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