ocupación
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /okupaˈθjon/ [o.ku.paˈθjõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /okupaˈsjon/ [o.ku.paˈsjõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: o‧cu‧pa‧ción
Noun
ocupación f (plural ocupaciones)
- occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
- Synonyms: trabajo, oficio, empleo
- occupation (the act of possessing a place)
- occupation (the control of a region by a hostile army)
Derived terms
- okupación
Related terms
- ocupar
- ocupacional
Further reading
- “ocupación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014