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, Philippines) /abaˈɾisja/ [a.β̞aˈɾi.sja]
• Rhymes: -iθja
• Rhymes: -isja
• Syllabification: a‧va‧ri‧cia

Noun

avaricia f (plural avaricias)

1. avarice, greed

   Synonyms: avidez, codicia

Derived terms

• avariciar
• avaricioso

 

Related terms

• avaro

 

Further reading

• “avaricia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10