equitación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin equitātiōnem, from equitō (“to ride a horse”), from equus (“horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ekitaˈθjon/ [e.ki.t̪aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ekitaˈsjon/ [e.ki.t̪aˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: e‧qui‧ta‧ción

Noun

equitación f (plural equitaciones)

1. horseback riding

Further reading

• “equitación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28