alcancía

See also: alcancia

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic *الكنزية‎ (al-kanzíyya), from Arabic كَنْز‎ (kanz, “treasure”), from an Iranian language; compare Persian گنج‎ (ganj) and Median *ganza-bara-.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): [al.kanˈθi.a]
  • (Others) IPA(key): [al.kanˈsi.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia

Noun

alcancía f (plural alcancías)

  1. cashbox
  2. collection (at a church)
  3. (Latin America, Philippines) piggy bank

Derived terms

  • alcanciazo m
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