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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)
- 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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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