carencia

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin carentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈɾenθja/ [kaˈɾẽn̟.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kaˈɾensja/ [kaˈɾẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -enθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ca‧ren‧cia === Noun === carencia f (plural carencias) lack, shortage Synonyms: carestía, penuria, escasez, falta ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “carencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025