vigilancia

See also: vigilància and vigilância

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vigilantia; equivalent to vigilar +‎ -ancia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bixiˈlanθja/ [bi.xiˈlãn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bixiˈlansja/ [bi.xiˈlãn.sja]
• Rhymes: -anθja
• Rhymes: -ansja
• Syllabification: vi‧gi‧lan‧cia

Noun

vigilancia f (plural vigilancias)

1. vigilance, watchfulness (the state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness)
2. surveillance, security (close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion)

Derived terms

• unidad de vigilancia intensiva
• videovigilancia

Related terms

• vigilante
• vigilar

Further reading

• “vigilancia”, 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