How to Say "bowel movement" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “bowel movement” is “evacuación” — B1 level.
Examples
La evacuación del edificio fue muy ordenada durante el simulacro de incendio.
The evacuation of the building was very orderly during the fire drill.
Las autoridades ordenaron la evacuación inmediata por la inundación.
Authorities ordered the immediate evacuation due to the flood.
El médico preguntó sobre la frecuencia de sus evacuaciones.
The doctor asked about the frequency of his bowel movements.
The '-ción' Gender Rule
Almost all Spanish words ending in '-ción' are feminine. Use 'la' or 'una' with them: 'la evacuación'.
Stress and Accents
The accent on the 'ó' tells you to emphasize the very last syllable when speaking.
Forgetting the Accent
Mistake: “evacuacion”
Correction: evacuación (always include the accent on the 'o' for the singular form).
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