orientación
/oɾjentaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
orientation
🧭 orientación = oriente (east) + -ación; finding your way by facing the east
From Latin oriens, 'rising sun', which gave Spanish oriente (east). To orient oneself originally meant to find east, then any direction. A compass 🧭 is the tool: it gives orientación, so guidance and orienteering follow.