atrocidad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin atrōcitātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /atɾoθiˈdad/ [a.t̪ɾo.θiˈð̞að̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /atɾosiˈdad/ [a.t̪ɾo.siˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧tro‧ci‧dad

Noun

atrocidad f (plural atrocidades)

1. atrocity

Related terms

• atroz

 

Further reading

• “atrocidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28