encarcelamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From encarcelar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enkaɾθelaˈmjento/ [ẽŋ.kaɾ.θe.laˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enkaɾselaˈmjento/ [ẽŋ.kaɾ.se.laˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: en‧car‧ce‧la‧mien‧to

Noun

encarcelamiento m (plural encarcelamientos)

1. imprisonment

   Synonyms: encarcelación, aprisionamiento

Derived terms

• encarcelamiento ilegal

 

Further reading

• “encarcelamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28