beneficiencia

== Spanish == === Etymology === From beneficencia, under the influence of ciencia (“science”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /benefiˈθjenθja/ [be.ne.fiˈθjẽn̟.θja] (Spain) IPA(key): /benefiˈsjensja/ [be.ne.fiˈsjẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -enθja (Spain) Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: be‧ne‧fi‧cien‧cia === Noun === beneficiencia f (plural beneficiencias) (proscribed) synonym of beneficencia (welfare) === Further reading === “beneficiencia”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN