milicia
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mīlitia, from mīles, mīlitis (“soldier”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /miˈliθja/ [miˈli.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /miˈlisja/ [miˈli.sja]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθja
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -isja
- Syllabification: mi‧li‧cia
Noun edit
milicia f (plural milicias)
- army
- Synonym: ejército
- militia
- military service
- Synonym: (colloquial) mili
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “milicia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014