misión

See also: mision

Asturian

Noun

misión f (plural misiones)

mission

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin missiōnem. Cognate with English mission.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miˈsjon/ [miˈsjõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: mi‧sión

Noun

misión f (plural misiones)

mission, quest
mission, task, assignment
(Christianity, Roman Catholicism, religion) mission
mission (a building used as a base for missionary work)
(military) tour of duty
Synonyms: periodo de servicio, período de servicio

Hyponyms

misión inútil, misión imposible (“fool's errand”)

Related terms

Further reading

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

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