suciedad

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From sucio +‎ -edad; cognate with Galician sucidade, Portuguese sujidade.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /suθjeˈdad/ [su.θjeˈð̞að̞]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /susjeˈdad/ [su.sjeˈð̞að̞]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: su‧cie‧dad

Noun

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suciedad f (plural suciedades)

  1. dirt
  2. dirtiness, filth
    • 2010, Manuel Segura Beneyto, Manipulador de comidas preparadas, Editorial Club Universitario, →ISBN, page 193:
      Además, para que sea realmente eficaz, debe ir acompañada de una desinfección de las superficies que se hayan limpiado previamente, para destruir los microorganismos que se asocian a la suciedad.
      In addition, in order to be really effective, it should be accompanied by the disinfection of previously cleaned surfaces, to destroy the microorganisms associated with dirtiness.
  3. prurience; metaphorical dirtiness
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Further reading

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