fraccionamiento

== Spanish == === Etymology === From fraccionar +‎ -miento, since one or more terrains are divided to build on them houses and/or apartment buildings. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɾaɡθjonaˈmjento/ [fɾaɣ̞.θjo.naˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Spain) IPA(key): /fɾaɡsjonaˈmjento/ [fɾaɣ̞.sjo.naˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: frac‧cio‧na‧mien‧to === Noun === fraccionamiento m (plural fraccionamientos) (Mexico) a kind of neighbourhood ==== Usage notes ==== In Central and Northern Mexico, "fraccionamiento" applies if houses or apartment buildings are similar in style and in year built, especially when all (or most) of the community was planned or built by the same constructor; otherwise, "colonia" applies; very seldom in the Valley of Mexico and surroundings. Usually shortened and capitalized as "Fracc." in addresses, where it has postal value and is obligatory (or colonia, or barrio), alongside of postal code (zip code). === See also === === Further reading === “fraccionamiento”, 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 “fraccionamiento”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 “fraccionamiento”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019 Guido Gómez de Silva (2001), “fraccionamiento”, in Diccionario breve de mexicanismos, Primera edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua