oscuridad

== Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish oscuridad (“darkness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oskuɾiˈdad/, [os.ku.ɾiˈd̪ad̪] Hyphenation: os‧cu‧ri‧dad === Noun === oscuridad darkness == Spanish == === Alternative forms === obscuridad escuridad (dialectal or obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish escuridat, oscuridat, semi-learned borrowing from Latin obscūritātem, from obscūrus (“dark”). Cognate with English obscurity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oskuɾiˈdad/ [os.ku.ɾiˈð̞að̞] Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: os‧cu‧ri‧dad === Noun === oscuridad f (plural oscuridades) darkness obscurity ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “oscuridad”, 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