helecho
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish felecho, from Latin filictum (“fernbrake”), from filix (“fern”). Compare Asturian felechu, Friulian felet, Galician fieito, and Portuguese feto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈlet͡ʃo/ [eˈle.t͡ʃo]
- Rhymes: -etʃo
- Syllabification: he‧le‧cho
Related terms
Further reading
- “helecho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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