circuncisión femenina

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θiɾkunθiˌsjon femeˈnina/ [θiɾ.kũn̟.θiˌsjõɱ fe.meˈni.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /siɾkunsiˌsjon femeˈnina/ [siɾ.kũn.siˌsjõɱ fe.meˈni.na]
• Syllabification: cir‧cun‧ci‧sión fe‧me‧ni‧na

Noun

circuncisión femenina f (uncountable)

1. female circumcision, removal of the clitoral hood
2. (proscribed) female circumcision, any of various other ritual alterations to the external female genitals.