This is the 12495th most frequent Spanish word.
mencionaron
"They mentioned."
Used to express something remarked by others that is notable or surprising.
Me sorprendió lo que mencionaron acerca del proyecto.
I was surprised by what they mentioned about the project.
Used as the past tense and third person plural form of "mencionar", indicating something said in the past.
Ellos mencionaron los detalles durante la reunión.
They mentioned the details during the meeting.
Here, "mencionaron" is used interrogatively to refer to a specific instance of mentioning something.