mendicidad

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mendīcitās.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /mendiθiˈdad/ [mẽn̪.d̪i.θiˈð̞að̞]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /mendisiˈdad/ [mẽn̪.d̪i.siˈð̞að̞]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: men‧di‧ci‧dad

Noun[edit]

mendicidad f (uncountable)

  1. begging
    • 2015 July 4, “Colau exhibe contundencia en sus primeros 15 días como alcaldesa”, in El País‎[1]:
      La ordenanza prevé multar la mendicidad organizada o la prostitución en la calle.
      The bylaw envisages the fining of organized begging and street-level prostitution.

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