alargascencia

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Spanish

Etymology

Blend of alargar +‎ obsolescencia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /alaɾɡasˈθenθja/ [a.laɾ.ɣ̞asˈθẽn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /alaɾɡaˈsensja/ [a.laɾ.ɣ̞aˈsẽn.sja]
  • Rhymes: -enθja
  • Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: a‧lar‧gas‧cen‧cia

Noun

alargascencia f (plural alargascencias)

  1. Extending the life of objects in order to limit the purchase of new ones and thus reduce the consumption of natural resources.[1][2]
    Antonyms: obsolescencia, obsolescencia programada

References

  1. ^ Alargascencia, término válido”, in Fundeu BBVA, 2018 May 27 (last accessed)
  2. ^ Abundancia, Rita (2018 March 2) “Alargascencia: así es la guerrilla contra la obsolescencia programada”, in El País, retrieved 2018-05-27

Further reading

  • Dictionnaire multilingue des mots nouveaux, Parlement européen, Direction générale de la traduction, 2019 →ISBN, page 10