suciedad

/suθjeˈdad/ · B2 · noun · f

soil

🧼 su-CIE-dad = sounds like 'soo-see-dad': a dad covered in dirt

Spanish suciedad comes from sucio (dirty) plus the suffix -dad, like English -ness. So suciedad is literally 'dirty-ness'. It can mean physical dirt or moral filth.

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