rocío

See also: roció and Rocío

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /roˈθio/ [roˈθi.o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /roˈsio/ [roˈsi.o]

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• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: ro‧cí‧o

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish rucio, or deverbal from rociar, from Vulgar Latin *rōscidare, from Latin rōscidus (“filled with dew”), from rōs (“dew”).

Noun

rocío m (plural rocíos)

1. dew (moisture on cool surfaces that condenses from the surrounding moist air)
2. sprinkle, shower (brief, light rain)
3. quaff, chug
4. spray
5. ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Derived terms

• punto de rocío
• rocío del sol

 

Related terms

• rociar
• Rocío

 

Etymology 2

Verb

rocío

1. first-person singular present indicative of rociar

Further reading

• “rocío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014