íbice

See also: ibice

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ībicem (“chamois”), of Iberian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈibiθe/ [ˈi.β̞i.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈibise/ [ˈi.β̞i.se]
• Rhymes: -ibiθe
• Rhymes: -ibise
• Syllabification: í‧bi‧ce

Noun

íbice m (plural íbices)

1. ibex (type of wild mountain goat)

Further reading

• “íbice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10