palacio

See also: Palacio and palácio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palātium. Doublet of pazo, as well as palazzo, from Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /paˈlaθjo/ [paˈla.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /paˈlasjo/ [paˈla.sjo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aθjo
• Rhymes: -asjo
• Syllabification: pa‧la‧cio

Noun

palacio m (plural palacios)

1. palace
2. mansion

   Synonyms: mansión, casoplón

Derived terms

• golpe de palacio
• palacete

 

Descendants

• > Chavacano: palacio (inherited)
• → Cebuano: palasyo
• → Chamorro: palåsio
• → Hiligaynon: palasyo
• → Ilocano: palasio
• → Kapampangan: palasiu
• → Tagalog: palasyo

See also

• castillo m

Further reading

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