ascenso

== Latin == === Participle === ascēnsō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ascēnsus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ascēnsus. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: as‧cen‧so === Noun === ascenso m (plural ascensos) ascent, rise Synonym: subida === Further reading === “ascenso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ascenso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ascēnsus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /asˈθenso/ [asˈθẽn.so] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /aˈsenso/ [aˈsẽn.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -enso Syllabification: as‧cen‧so === Noun === ascenso m (plural ascensos) promotion (in particular, a work promotion) Antonym: degradación ascent Antonym: descenso rise Synonym: subida ==== Usage notes ==== ascenso in the sense of "promotion" only refers to a job promotion. For "promotion" in the sense of advancement or encouragement of progress and growth, use English cognate promoción. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: asenso === Further reading === “ascenso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025