hechizo
See also: hechizó
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /eˈt͡ʃiθo/ [eˈt͡ʃi.θo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /eˈt͡ʃiso/ [eˈt͡ʃi.so]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
- Syllabification: he‧chi‧zo
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Latin factīcius, from facere (“to make”). Compare the borrowed doublet facticio. Compare English factitious. Cognate with Portuguese feitiço.
Adjective edit
hechizo (feminine hechiza, masculine plural hechizos, feminine plural hechizas)
- artificial, fake
- Synonyms: artificioso, fingido
- (archaic) counterfeited, forged
- Synonyms: contrahecho, falseado
- (archaic) apt, appropriate
Noun edit
hechizo m (plural hechizos)
- magic word, spell
- Synonyms: encantamiento, palabra mágica
- spell, enchantment (state of enchantment)
- Synonyms: encanto, encantamiento
Derived terms edit
- hechicero
- hechizar
- libro de hechizos (“spell book, spellbook”)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
hechizo
Further reading edit
- “hechizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014