gestación
/xestaˈsjon/
la
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Worth distinguishing: maternidad (maternity) is the broader state; gestación (gestation) is specifically the pregnancy period.
Similar in other languages
German
Schwangerschaft is the German word for the same thing — both mean "pregnancy, gestation."
Practice
1 What does gestación mean?
gestation
2 Fill the gap: La ___ dura nueve meses.
Full sentence: La gestación dura nueve meses. (Gestation lasts nine months.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches gestación?
gestación: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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