leticia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laetitia, from laetus (“happy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /leˈtiθja/ [leˈt̪i.θja]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /leˈtisja/ [leˈt̪i.sja]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθja
(Latin America) Rhymes: -isja
Syllabification: le‧ti‧cia

Noun

leticia f (plural leticias)

(rare) joy, happiness

Further reading

“leticia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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