sociedad

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin societātem (“society, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”). The senses of "company" and "association" were later borrowings. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /soθjeˈdad/ [so.θjeˈð̞að̞] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /sosjeˈdad/ [so.sjeˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: so‧cie‧dad === Noun === sociedad f (plural sociedades) society, social order high society community Synonym: comunidad company, firm, corporation Synonym: compañía association, partnership Synonyms: asociación, consorcio ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: sosyidad → Tagalog: sosyedad === Further reading === “sociedad”, 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