desigualdad

Meaning

inequality

Example

The inequality between regions shows in healthcare.

A way to remember it

des- "un-" + igual "equal" + -dad "-ty": literally "un-equal-ity"; igual and English "equal" both come from Latin aequalis.

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 1 of them.

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