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