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limosna

[liˈmosna]

Rhymes with os.na

Where it comes from

Del latín eleemosy̆na, y este del griego antiguo ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosynē, 'piedad').

noun limosnas

Dádiva ofrecida por caridad a alguien para que socorra sus necesidades.
Dinero que se les da a las iglesias.

In English

handout gift of money or material assistance to the needy or poor — see also freebie
alms something given to the poor as charity

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@misc{limosna_2026,
  title = {limosna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/limosna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}