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Spanish word
romanización
Pronunciation
IPA/romaniθaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounromanization
Example
¿Cómo se hace la romanización de esta palabra?
How should the romanization of this word be written?
More examples
Necesito la romanización del apellido para el formulario.
I need the romanization of the surname for the form.
Core concept
Foreign word written in Latin letters.
Common phrases
la romanización del nombre
the romanization of the given name
la romanización del apellido
the romanization of the surname
la romanización oficial
the official romanization
Similar words
transliteración: Letter-for-letter conversion that maps each source character to a fixed Latin equivalent.
transcripción: Represents a word's sounds with Latin letters to show how the word is actually pronounced.
latinización: Transforms a word's form and spelling into a Latin-style form that fits Latin orthographic patterns.
Definition in Spanish
Término para la práctica de escribir nombres y palabras de otras lenguas con el alfabeto latino, útil para lectura, búsqueda o señalización.
Word origin
From Spanish romano 'Roman' plus the suffix -ización 'action or result', and it denotes the practice of rendering words from other scripts into the Latin alphabet.
Usage tips
- Spanish romanización can mean either a letter-for-letter transliteration or a phonetic transcription, and context indicates whether the goal is searchable spelling or pronunciation.
Related words
- romanizarromanizeverb
- romanizadoromanizedadjective