See also: purificación

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From purificación (purification), shortened from María (de la) Purificación, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary on the feast day of purification after childbirth.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /puɾifikaˈθjon/ [pu.ɾi.fi.kaˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /puɾifikaˈsjon/ [pu.ɾi.fi.kaˈsjõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: Pu‧ri‧fi‧ca‧ción

Proper noun edit

Purificación f

  1. a female given name

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