Polyglot Dictionary

beneficencia

/benefiˈsensja/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
beneficencias

Meaning

  1. charity

    • Donó a la beneficencia.

      He donated to charity.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

caridad

caridad is the everyday, common word for "charity," a Christian virtue like giving to the poor; beneficencia is more institutional or formal, like charitable organizations or welfare.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

beneficência

beneficência is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "charity."

Portuguese

caridade

caridade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "charity."

Practice

1 What does beneficencia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Donó a la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beneficencia?

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