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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin avaritia, from avarus (“greedy”). Cognate with French avarice, Italian avarizia, Portuguese avareza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /abaˈɾiθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abaˈɾisja/
- Rhymes: -iθja
- Rhymes: -isja
- Syllabification: a‧va‧ri‧cia
Noun
avaricia f (plural avaricias)
- avarice, greed
- Synonyms: avidez, codicia
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