ferocidad
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ferōcitātem. By surface analysis, feroz + -idad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feɾoθiˈdad/ [fe.ɾo.θiˈð̞að̞] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /feɾosiˈdad/ [fe.ɾo.siˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: fe‧ro‧ci‧dad
Noun
ferocidad f (plural ferocidades)
Further reading
- “ferocidad”, 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