leticia

See also: Leticia and Letícia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laetitia, from laetus (“happy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /leˈtiθja/ [leˈt̪i.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /leˈtisja/ [leˈt̪i.sja]
• Rhymes: -iθja
• Rhymes: -isja
• Syllabification: le‧ti‧cia

Noun

leticia f (plural leticias)

1. (rare) joy, happiness

Further reading

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