competencia

See also: competència and competência

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin competentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kompeˈtenθja/ [kõm.peˈt̪ẽn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kompeˈtensja/ [kõm.peˈt̪ẽn.sja]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
• Syllabification: com‧pe‧ten‧cia

Noun

competencia f (plural competencias)

1. competence, expertise

   Synonym: pericia

2. (law) jurisdiction, purview

   Synonym: jurisdicción

3. (Latin America) competition

   Synonyms: concurso, competición

Derived terms

• a competencia

 

Related terms

• competente
• competición
• competidor
• competir
• competitivo
• incompetencia
• incompetente

 

Further reading

• “competencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014