serenazgo

Spanish

Etymology

From sereno +‎ -azgo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɾeˈnaθɡo/ [se.ɾeˈnaθ̬.ɣ̞o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /seɾeˈnasɡo/ [se.ɾeˈnaz.ɣ̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθɡo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -asɡo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: se‧re‧naz‧go

Noun

serenazgo m (plural serenazgos)

1. (Peru) public security service

Further reading

• “serenazgo”, 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