avaricia

See also: avarícia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin avaritia, from avarus (“greedy”). Cognate with French avarice, Italian avarizia, Portuguese avareza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /abaˈɾiθja/ [a.β̞aˈɾi.θja]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /abaˈɾisja/ [a.β̞aˈɾi.sja]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθja
(Latin America) Rhymes: -isja
Syllabification: a‧va‧ri‧cia

Noun

avaricia f (plural avaricias)

avarice, greed
Synonyms: avidez, codicia

Derived terms

avariciar
avaricioso

Related terms

avaro

Further reading

“avaricia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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