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noun, feminine

codicia

/koˈdiθja/

noun, feminine/koˈdiθja/plural: codicias

greed, avarice; lust

Synonyms: avaricia, lujuria

Inherited from Old Spanish cobdicia, borrowed from Late Latin cupiditia, from cupiditās (“desire”), with a change in suffix. Compare Asturian cobicia and Portuguese cobiça.