misión

See also: mision

Asturian

Noun

misión f (plural misiones)

1. mission

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin missiōnem. Cognate with English mission.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈsjon/ [miˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: mi‧sión

Noun

misión f (plural misiones)

1. mission, quest
2. mission, task, assignment
3. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism, religion) mission
4. mission (a building used as a base for missionary work)
5. (military) tour of duty

   Synonyms: periodo de servicio, período de servicio

Hyponyms

• misión inútil, misión imposible (“fool's errand”)

Related terms

• meter
• misionero

 

Further reading

• “misión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28