urgencia

/uɾˈxenθja/ · B2 · noun · f

urgency

🚨 urgencia = urge + -ncia: the urge that cannot wait, an emergency

Urgencia looks like English urgency because both come from Latin urgere, meaning to press or drive. In Spanish, la sala de urgencias is the emergency room, so the word covers both urgency and emergency.

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