molicie

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mollitiēs, from mollis (“soft, delicate”). See also mollez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /moˈliθje/ [moˈli.θje]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /moˈlisje/ [moˈli.sje]
• Rhymes: -iθje
• Rhymes: -isje
• Syllabification: mo‧li‧cie

Noun

molicie f (uncountable)

1. softness, tenderness

Further reading

• “molicie”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16