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Vacación is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la vacación ("vacation").
FEMININEla vacación
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How do you say vacación in Spanish?
How do you pronounce vacación in Spanish?
vacación is pronounced /la bakaˈθjon/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La vacación planeada para el verano fue cancelada inesperadamente.
The planned vacation for summer was unexpectedly cancelled.
Mi vacación favorita fue la más corta pero la más memorable.
My favorite vacation was the shortest but the most memorable.
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Why is it feminine?
Vacación is feminine because it derives from the Latin "vacatio" (feminine noun meaning exemption or freedom from duty), which retained its feminine gender when adopted into Spanish. The suffix "-ción" in Spanish, derived from Latin "-tio/-atio," consistently produces feminine nouns, reinforcing this gender assignment.
What is the Spanish word for vacation?
The Spanish word for vacation is la vacación — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | vacanza | la | feminine |
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