limpieza de sangre

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “cleanliness of the blood”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /limˌpjeθa de ˈsanɡɾe/ [lĩmˌpje.θa ð̞e ˈsãŋ.ɡɾe] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /limˌpjesa de ˈsanɡɾe/ [lĩmˌpje.sa ð̞e ˈsãŋ.ɡɾe] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: lim‧pie‧za de san‧gre

Noun

limpieza de sangre f (uncountable)

  1. pure (usually Iberian) Christian ancestry, absent Muslim or Jewish blood
  • limpeza de sangue

Further reading

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