alcancía

See also: alcancia

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic *الكنزية‎ (al-kanzíyya), from Arabic كَنْز‎ (kanz, “treasure”), from an Iranian language; compare Persian ‎ (ganj) and Old Median *ganza-bara-.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alkanˈθia/, [alkãn̟ˈθia]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alkanˈsia/, [alkãnˈsia]
Rhymes: -ia

Noun

alcancía f (plural alcancías)

cashbox
collection (at a church)
(Latin America, Philippines) piggy bank

Derived terms

alcanciazo

Further reading

“alcancía” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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