lujuria
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lujuria f (plural lujurias)
Usage notes edit
- Despite having the same origin, lujuria is a false friend of luxury. The Spanish term for luxury is lujo.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lujuria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014