avaricia

See also: avarícia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin avaritia, from avarus (“greedy”). Cognate with French avarice, Italian avarizia, Portuguese avareza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈɾiθja/ [a.β̞aˈɾi.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /abaˈɾisja/ [a.β̞aˈɾi.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -isja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧va‧ri‧cia

Noun

avaricia f (plural avaricias)

1. avarice, greed

   Synonyms: avidez, codicia

Derived terms

• avariciar
• avaricioso

Related terms

• avaro

Further reading

• “avaricia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025