recio
See also: Recio
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈreθjo/ [ˈre.θjo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈresjo/ [ˈre.sjo]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθjo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esjo
- Syllabification: re‧cio
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish rezio, probably from a Vulgar Latin *recidus, *ricidus, alteration of Latin rigidus. If so, a doublet of rígido.
Adjective
recio (feminine recia, masculine plural recios, feminine plural recias)
- tough, robust, strong, vigorous, solidly-built
- 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:
- Era de complexión recia, seco de carnes, enjuto de rostro, gran madrugador y amigo de la caza.
- He had a strong constitution, spare, gaunt features; was a very early riser and a great hunter.
- loud
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin Rhaetius.
Alternative forms
- retio
Further reading
- “recio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “recio”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 822-825
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