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excavación

excavation

noun ehs-kah-bah-SYOHN Rare
Arts & Culture Traditions

Origin: From Latin excavatio (a hollowing out).

Also means

dig

Usage Note

Excavación refers both to the act of digging and to the archaeological site itself: una excavación arqueológica. The verb is excavar. Note the spelling: the x is pronounced like an s before c in this word (ehs-kah-), following standard Spanish phonetics.

Examples

"La excavación reveló restos de la civilización romana."

Natural Translation

The excavation revealed remains of Roman civilisation.

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