ablandamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From ablandar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ablandaˈmjento/ [a.β̞lãn̪.d̪aˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: a‧blan‧da‧mien‧to

Noun

ablandamiento m (plural ablandamientos)

1. softening (the process of making something soft)
2. softening (the process of becoming soft)

Further reading

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