ferocidad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferōcitātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feɾoθiˈdad/ [fe.ɾo.θiˈð̞að̞] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /feɾosiˈdad/ [fe.ɾo.siˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: fe‧ro‧ci‧dad

Noun

ferocidad f (plural ferocidades)

1. ferocity

Related terms

• feroz

Further reading

• “ferocidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024