elaboración
/elaβoɾaˈsjon/
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- elaboraciones
Meaning
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preparation
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La elaboración del queso es lenta.
Cheese making is slow.
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Similar words
preparativo, usually plural "preparativos," means the preparations or arrangements for an event; elaboración is more about the process of making or crafting something.
preparación is the general word for "preparation"; elaboración specifically implies a more involved process of crafting or producing something.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
preparação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "preparation."
Practice
1 What does elaboración mean?
preparation
2 Fill the gap: La ___ del queso es lenta.
Full sentence: La elaboración del queso es lenta. (Cheese making is slow.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches elaboración?
elaboración: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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