ganância

See also: ganancia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ganancia (“profit”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈnɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ɡaˈnɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈnɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈnɐ̃.si.a/ [ɡaˈnɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈnɐ̃.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈnɐ̃.sjɐ/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃siɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ɐ̃sjɐ
Hyphenation: ga‧nân‧ci‧a

Noun

ganância f (plural ganâncias)

greed, greediness
Synonyms: cobiça, avareza

Derived terms

ganancioso

Further reading

“ganância”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ganância”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026