# riqueza
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese requeza (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from rico +‎ -eza.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /riˈkeθa/ [riˈke.θɐ]
* IPA: (standard) /riˈkeθa/ [riˈke.θɐ]
* IPA: (seseo) /riˈkesa/ [riˈke.sɐ]
* Rhymes: -eθa
* Rhymes: -eθa
* Rhymes: -esa
* Hyphenation: ri‧que‧za

### Noun

riqueza f (plural riquezas)
* riches; wealth (valuable material possessions)
* (uncountable) richness (state or quality of being rich)
    Antonym: pobreza
** 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 88:largueza cõtra avariçia, et omildade cõtra a soberbea, et castidade cõtra a luxuria, et oraçõ cõtra a entẽçon do [demo], et pobreza cõtra a rriquezagenerosity versus avarice, and humbleness versus haughtiness, and chastity versus lust, and prayer versus the Devil's design, and poverty versus richness

#### Related terms

* arrequecer
* arrequentar
* enrequentar
* enriquecer
* rico

#### Further reading

* “riqueza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “requeza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “requeza”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “riqueza”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (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

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁiˈke.zɐ/ [hiˈke.zɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁiˈke.zɐ/ [hiˈke.zɐ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁiˈke.zɐ/ [χiˈke.zɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁiˈke.za/ [hiˈke.za]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁiˈke.zɐ/
* 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

* riqueza cultural

#### Related terms

* rico

### Further reading

* “riqueza”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “riqueza”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From rico +‎ -eza.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /riˈkeθa/ [riˈke.θa]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /riˈkesa/ [riˈke.sa]
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* Rhymes: -eθa
* Rhymes: -esa
* 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

* riqueza cultural

#### Related terms

* rico

### Further reading

* “riqueza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10