vecindad
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish vezindad, from Latin vīcīnitātem. By surface analysis, vecino + -dad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beθinˈdad/ [be.θĩn̪ˈd̪að̞] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /besinˈdad/ [be.sĩn̪ˈd̪að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: ve‧cin‧dad
Noun
vecindad f (plural vecindades)
- vicinity
- neighborhood
- Synonym: vecindario
Derived terms
- carta de vecindad
- casa de vecindad
- cédula de vecindad
- chisme de vecindad
- corral de vecindad
Related terms
Further reading
- “vecindad”, 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