riqueza

See also: Riqueza

Galician

Etymology

rico + -eza

Pronunciation

Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)

  1. riches; wealth (valuable material possessions)
  2. (uncountable) richness (state or quality of being rich)
    Antonym: pobreza

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

Rico (rich) + -eza (-ness), from Old Portuguese rico, from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, powerful), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (powerful, rich).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁi.ˈke.zɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁi.ˈke.zɐ/
  • Hyphenation: ri‧que‧za

Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)

  1. (uncountable) riches; wealth (valuable material possessions)
  2. (uncountable) richness (state or quality of being rich)
  3. the wealth of a person, organisation or location collectively
  4. (uncountable) wealth, abundance (great amount)
  5. (uncountable) sumptuousness (quality of what displays wealth)
  6. natural resources

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Antonyms


Spanish

Etymology

rico + -eza

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /riˈkeθa/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /riˈkesa/
  • Hyphenation: ri‧que‧za

Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)

  1. wealth, riches
  2. resource (raw material used to achieve an objective)

Further reading

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