retención

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin retentiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /retenˈθjon/ [re.t̪ẽn̟ˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /retenˈsjon/ [re.t̪ẽnˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -on Syllabification: re‧ten‧ción === Noun === retención f (plural retenciones) retention hold-up, jam, traffic jam ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “retención”, 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