insinuación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsinuātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /insinwaˈθjon/ [ĩn.si.nwaˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /insinwaˈsjon/ [ĩn.si.nwaˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: in‧si‧nua‧ción

Noun

insinuación f (plural insinuaciones)

1. hint, insinuation

   Synonym: indirecta

2. innuendo

Related terms

• insinuar

 

Further reading

• “insinuación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10