Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/deˈnunθja/

Line drawing of denuncia
Coloured illustration of denuncia
#3296 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

report, complaint

Word origin

From the verb denunciar, from Latin denuntiare ('to announce, give notice of'), from de plus nuntiare ('to report'). The same root gives English 'denounce' and 'announce'.

Origin
Latin
Root
denuntiare
English cognates
denounce, announce

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraldenuncias

Examples

comisaría.

He filed a report against his neighbour at the police station.

.

The theft complaint is still in the hands of the judge.

.

She withdrew the complaint after talking to them.

obligó .

The public denunciation forced the government to act.

¿ acoso?

Where can I file a report for harassment?

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 66.