suciedad

Spanish

Alternative forms

• suziedad (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /suθjeˈdad/ [su.θjeˈð̞að̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /susjeˈdad/ [su.sjeˈð̞að̞]
• Hyphenation: su‧cie‧dad

Noun

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

Related terms

• sucio

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001