jardín de infancia

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of German Kindergarten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /xaɾˌdin de inˈfanθja/ [xaɾˌð̞ĩn̪ d̪e ĩɱˈfãn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xaɾˌdin de inˈfansja/ [xaɾˌð̞ĩn̪ d̪e ĩɱˈfãn.sja]
• Syllabification: jar‧dín de in‧fan‧cia

Noun

jardín de infancia m (plural jardines de infancia)

1. kindergarten

Further reading

• “jardín de infancia”, 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