mantenencia

== Spanish == === Etymology === Attested since 1236. Of mantener + -ncia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /manteˈnenθja/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈnẽn̟.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /manteˈnensja/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈnẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -enθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: man‧te‧nen‧cia === Noun === mantenencia f (plural mantenencias) maintenance. Synonyms: mantenimiento, sostenimiento maintenance, support, sustenance. Synonym: sostén food, provisions. Synonyms: alimento, sustento, víveres === References === “mantenencia”, 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