desintoxicación
/desintoɡsikaˈθjon/feminine
The English phrase 'detox' is translated into Spanish as desintoxicación.
The term refers to the process of detoxification. While desintoxicación is the standard noun, you can use the verb desintoxicar to express the action of detoxifying.
Meaning: detoxification (noun)
Which one should you use?
The noun desintoxicación is the standard term, but you may also encounter the English loanword detox used in colloquial settings, particularly when discussing skincare or diets.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term depuración is often used to refer to a detox.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun desintoxicación is feminine and should be used with feminine articles such as la.
How do you pronounce it?
/desintoɡsikaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- The root of desintoxicación relates to tóxico, which shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'toxic', both deriving from the Greek word for 'bow' because early poisons were applied to arrows.
- While desintoxicación is the formal term for medical detoxification, in many Spanish-speaking countries, the word desintoxicación alone can carry a heavy connotation of recovering from drug or alcohol addiction.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, using the English loanword detox is often viewed as a sign of a 'premium' or luxury product, especially in the beauty and wellness industries.
Examples in context
- Mi médico me recomendó hacer una desintoxicación para mejorar mi salud y eliminar los residuos acumulados.My doctor recommended that I do a detox to improve my health and eliminate accumulated waste.
- Estoy pensando en hacer una desintoxicación de jugos para limpiar mi cuerpo.I'm thinking about doing a juice cleanse to detox my body.
- Creo que mi cuerpo necesita una buena limpieza, he estado comiendo demasiada comida chatarra últimamente.I think my body needs a good cleanse, I've been eating too much junk food lately.
- Necesito hacer una depuración para eliminar los excesos después de las fiestas.I need to do a detox to get rid of the excesses after the holidays.
- En mi dieta se incluyen alimentos que favorecen la depuración natural del organismo.My diet includes foods that promote the natural detoxification of the body.
- Hoy comienzo mi dieta de desintoxicación para eliminar toxinas de mi cuerpo.Today, I'm starting my detox diet to eliminate toxins from my body.
- La desintoxicación requiere mucha disciplina.Detoxification requires a lot of discipline.
- El proceso de desintoxicación es muy lento.The detoxification process is very slow.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are talking about their health habits.
- AlejandroSofía, ¿qué es esa bebida verde?Sofía, what is that green drink?
- SofíaEs un jugo para mi desintoxicación.It is a juice for my detox.
- Alejandro¿Realmente funciona ese proceso?Does that process really work?
- SofíaSí, me siento con más energía.Yes, I feel like I have more energy.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “detox” translations and entries desintoxicación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
