limosna
Spanish
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Etymology
editInherited from Old Spanish almosna, from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna (“alms”) (compare French aumône, Italian elemosina, Portuguese esmola), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “pity, mercy”), from ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “pitiful, merciful”). Cognate with English alms.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlimosna f (plural limosnas)
- alms
- charity; charitable donation
- Synonym: caridad
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “limosna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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