rapacidad

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rapācitātem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /rapaθiˈdad/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /rapasiˈdad/
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: ra‧pa‧ci‧dad

Noun

rapacidad f (plural rapacidades)

  1. inclination towards robbery
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 15:
      En Chile, durante los azares de la guerra de la Independencia y de las revoluciones políticas que vinieron en seguida, existió la costumbre de enterrar dinero y joyas de valor, con el objeto de ponerlos a cubierto de la rapacidad de los vencedores.
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