operación

/opeɾaˈθjon/ · A2 · noun · f

operation

🩺 operación = operation; English -tion becomes Spanish -ción

From Latin operatio, from opus/opera (work) — an operation is work being carried out. Same three senses as English: surgery, a way of working, a maths step. Words in -ción are feminine: la operación.

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