crucifijo
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish crucifixo (“crucifix”), semi-learned borrowing from Latin crucifīxus (“crucified”), from crucifīgō (“to crucify”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kɾuθiˈfixo/ [kɾu.θiˈfi.xo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kɾusiˈfixo/ [kɾu.siˈfi.xo]
- Rhymes: -ixo
- Syllabification: cru‧ci‧fi‧jo
Related terms
Further reading
- “crucifijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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