poliginia
Spanish, noun/poliˈxinja/
poliginia is spelled P-O-L-I-G-I-N-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish, the 197,982nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poliginia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “polygyny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma de poligamia en que un varón tiene múltiples esposas”.
What does poliginia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolygyny
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forma de poligamia en que un varón tiene múltiples esposas 2. Forma de organización reproductiva en que un macho activo es el único en copular con un harén de hembras 3. Presencia de múltiples pistilos en una flor
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of poliginia
- poliginias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poliginia?
- /poliˈxinja/
- [po.liˈxi.nja]
- [poliˈxinja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to poliginia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poliginia in Spanish?
poliginia appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).