Spanish Conversation · Level 54
75 words
Spanish word
menstruación
Pronunciation
IPA/menstɾwaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounperiod
Example
Hoy tengo menstruación.
Today I have my period.
More examples
Los síntomas de la menstruación incluyen cansancio y dolor.
Period symptoms include tiredness and pain.
Core concept
Periodic blood flow from the uterus occurring about once a month.
Common phrases
síntomas de la menstruación
period symptoms
inicio de la menstruación
start of the period
Similar words
regla: Casual reference to a woman's monthly bleeding, used in everyday conversation.
periodo: The span of days that one menstrual episode lasts during a single cycle.
Definition in Spanish
Sangrado cíclico del útero que ocurre aproximadamente cada mes como parte del ciclo menstrual.
Word origin
Derived from Latin menstruatio and ultimately from mensis 'month', with the root indicating the monthly timing of the bleeding.
Usage tips
- Common conversational phrases are tener la regla, estar con la regla, or me bajó to say that a period has started, while menstruación sounds more clinical.
Other meanings
- menstruationnoun
Opposites
- menopausiamenopausenoun
Related words
- premenstrualpremenstrualadjective
- menstrualmenstrualadjective