ostentación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ostentātiōnem (“exhibition, showing off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ostentaˈθjon/ [os.t̪ẽn̪.t̪aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ostentaˈsjon/ [os.t̪ẽn̪.t̪aˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: os‧ten‧ta‧ción

Noun

ostentación f (plural ostentaciones)

1. ostentation, boastfulness
2. conceit

Related terms

• ostensible
• ostentar
• ostentoso

 

Further reading

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