riqueza

== Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish riqueza (“richness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /riˈkesa/, [riˈke.sa] Hyphenation: ri‧que‧za === Noun === riqueza riches; wealth == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese requeza (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from rico +‎ -eza. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ri‧que‧za === Noun === riqueza f (plural riquezas) riches; wealth (valuable material possessions) Synonyms: ventura, facenda (uncountable) richness (state or quality of being rich) Antonym: pobreza ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “riqueza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “requeza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “riqueza”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “riqueza”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “riqueza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “riqueza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “riqueza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From rico (“rich”) +‎ -eza (“-ness”), from Old Galician-Portuguese rico, from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“powerful, rich”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ezɐ Hyphenation: ri‧que‧za === Noun === riqueza f (plural riquezas) (uncountable) riches; wealth (valuable material possessions) Synonym: fortuna (uncountable) richness (state or quality of being rich) Synonyms: abastança, fartura, fortuna, opulência Antonyms: carência, indigência, miséria, míngua, penúria, pobreza the wealth of a person, organisation or location collectively Synonyms: bens, património (uncountable) wealth, abundance (great amount) Synonyms: abundância, fartura, opulência Antonyms: carência, escassez, falta, míngua (uncountable) sumptuousness (quality of what displays wealth) Synonyms: fausto, luxo, opulência, suntuosidade Antonyms: humildade, simplicidade natural resources Synonym: recursos naturais ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “riqueza”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “riqueza”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “riqueza”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “riqueza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From rico + -eza. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /riˈkeθa/ [riˈke.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /riˈkesa/ [riˈke.sa] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ri‧que‧za === Noun === riqueza f (plural riquezas) wealth, affluence, richness (also in the plural) riches richness (i.e. quality of being extremely abundant or having high intrinsic value) (usually in the plural) resource (raw material used to achieve an objective) Synonyms: recurso, medios ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “riqueza”, 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