violencia

/bjoˈlenθja/ · B1 · noun · f

violence

violencia = violence with -cia: Latin vis (force) + -olentus (full of)

English -ence words often end in -encia in Spanish: violence → violencia, patience → paciencia, science → ciencia. Latin violentia comes from vis, force, so the word literally means full of force. The v is said like a soft b.

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