limpieza

Spanish

Etymology

From limpio +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /limˈpjeθa/ [lĩmˈpje.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /limˈpjesa/ [lĩmˈpje.sa]
• Rhymes: -eθa
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: lim‧pie‧za

Noun

limpieza f (plural limpiezas)

1. cleanliness
2. cleaning

Derived terms

• limpieza de sangre
• limpieza en seco
• limpieza étnica

Further reading

• “limpieza”, 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