yacimiento

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From yacer (to lie) +‎ -imiento.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ʝaθiˈmjento/ [ɟ͡ʝa.θiˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ʝasiˈmjento/ [ɟ͡ʝa.siˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
 
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃasiˈmjento/ [ʃa.siˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒasiˈmjento/ [ʒa.siˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]

  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: ya‧ci‧mien‧to

Noun

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yacimiento m (plural yacimientos)

  1. (geology) deposit; field or formation
    yacimiento mineral
    mineral deposit
  2. site
    yacimiento de restos humanos
    site of human remains
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Further reading

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