blanqueamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From blanquear +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blankeaˈmjento/ [blãŋ.ke.aˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: blan‧que‧a‧mien‧to

Noun

blanqueamiento m (plural blanqueamientos)

1. whitening, whitewashing, bleaching (the process of making something white or whiter)

   Synonym: blanqueo

2. whitewashing (a deliberate attempt to conceal unpleasant or incriminating facts about a person or organization in order to protect their reputation)
3. money laundering (the act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money)

Further reading

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