vigilancia
See also: vigilància and vigilância
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin vigilantia; equivalent to vigilar + -ancia.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /bixiˈlanθja/ [bi.xiˈlãn̟.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /bixiˈlansja/ [bi.xiˈlãn.sja]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -anθja
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansja
- Syllabification: vi‧gi‧lan‧cia
Noun edit
vigilancia f (plural vigilancias)
- vigilance, watchfulness (the state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness)
- surveillance, security (close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion)
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Further reading edit
- “vigilancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014