imprimación

Spanish

Etymology

From imprimar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /impɾimaˈθjon/ [ĩm.pɾi.maˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /impɾimaˈsjon/ [ĩm.pɾi.maˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: im‧pri‧ma‧ción

Noun

imprimación f (plural imprimaciones)

1. priming (the first coating of a paint)
2. primer (a substance used to prepare a surface for painting)

Further reading

• “imprimación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16