avarícia

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See also: avaricia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin avāritia.

Pronunciation

Noun

avarícia f (plural avarícies)

avarice, greed

Derived terms

avariciós

Related terms

avar

Further reading

“avarícia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“avarícia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“avarícia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“avarícia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin avāritia. Doublet of avareza.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.vaˈɾi.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.vaˈɾi.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.vaˈɾi.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.vaˈɾi.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.vɐˈɾi.sjɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈɾi.sjɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧va‧rí‧ci‧a

Noun

avarícia f (plural avarícias)

(archaic) avarice (excessive or inordinate desire of gain)
Synonym: avareza

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