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)

1. 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