aspirazione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspīrātiōnem (“exhalation”). By surface analysis, aspira(re) (“to aspirate”, “to aspire”) +‎ -zione (“-(a)tion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.spi.ratˈt͡sjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: a‧spi‧ra‧zió‧ne

Noun

aspirazione f (plural aspirazioni)

1. suction
2. ambition, aspiration, purport (an ardent wish or desire)
3. (phonetics) aspiration (burst of air)
4. draft (of a chimney)

Related terms

• aspirantato
• aspirante
• aspirare

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