vigilancia
See also: vigilància and vigilância
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin vigilantia; equivalent to vigilar + -ancia.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /bixiˈlanθja/ [bi.xiˈlãn̟.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /bixiˈlansja/ [bi.xiˈlãn.sja]
- Rhymes: -anθja
- Rhymes: -ansja
- Syllabification: vi‧gi‧lan‧cia
Noun
editvigilancia 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)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “vigilancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Latin
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- Spanish terms suffixed with -ancia
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- Rhymes:Spanish/anθja
- Rhymes:Spanish/anθja/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Spanish/ansja
- Rhymes:Spanish/ansja/4 syllables
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