ahorcamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From ahorcar (“to hang”) +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aoɾkaˈmjento/ [a.oɾ.kaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ento
Syllabification: a‧hor‧ca‧mien‧to

Noun

ahorcamiento m (plural ahorcamientos)

hanging (as capital punishment)
Synonym: ahorcadura

Further reading

“ahorcamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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