prescripción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praescriptiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾeskɾibˈθjon/ [pɾes.kɾiβ̞ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾeskɾibˈsjon/ [pɾes.kɾiβ̞ˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pres‧crip‧ción

Noun

prescripción f (plural prescripciones)

1. prescription

   Synonym: receta

   por prescripción médica ― on the doctor's orders

Related terms

• prescribir

 

Further reading

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