carencia

See also: carència and carência

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carentia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaˈɾenθja/ [kaˈɾẽn̟.θja]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kaˈɾensja/ [kaˈɾẽn.sja]
(Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
Syllabification: ca‧ren‧cia

Noun

carencia f (plural carencias)

lack, shortage
Synonyms: carestía, penuria, escasez, falta

Hay una carencia de agua.
There is a lack of water.

Related terms

Further reading

“carencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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