rico

See also: Rico, RICO, and riço

Aragonese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriko/
• Rhymes: -iko
• Syllabification: ri‧co

Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)

1. rich

References

• “rico”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “rico”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Adjective

rico

1. neuter of ricu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rico, probably from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriko/ [ˈri.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Hyphenation: ri‧co

Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)

1. (archaic) powerful, noble

   Synonym: poderoso

2. rich, wealthy (wealthy)

   Antonym: pobre

   Ben pode dicir que é rico o que ten bos amigos. (proverb) ― Rightly can a person says is rich when having good friends.

3. rich (plentiful, abounding, abundant)

   Synonym: ricaz

   Antonym: pobre

4. tasty, delicious
5. cute

   Synonym: riquiño

   Ai que rico mazarico, quen che deu tamaño bico? (folk song) ― Oh, so cute, curlew, who gave you such a beak?

Related terms

• arrequecer
• arrequentar
• enrequentar
• enriquecer
• ricaz
• ricome
• riqueza

Noun

rico m (plural ricos, feminine rica, feminine plural ricas)

1. a rich person

   Antonym: pobre

   A rico non debas e a probe non prometas (proverb) ― Don't owe to a wealthy, don't made promises to a poor man

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rico”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rico”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rico”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rico”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rico”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Mirandese

Etymology

Ultimately from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.ku/

Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)

1. rich

   Antonym: probe

Noun

rico m (plural ricos, feminine rica, feminine plural ricas)

1. rich person

   Antonym: probe

Derived terms

• ricouço (“extremely rich”)

References

• Moisés, Pires (2004) “rico”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 449.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ryco (obsolete, humorous)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rico (“rich”), from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“royal, mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king, ruler”).

Cognate with Galician rico, Spanish rico, Catalan ric, Occitan ric and Italian ricco. Compare also English rich and French riche.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ku/ [ˈhi.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ku/ [ˈhi.ku]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ku/ [ˈχi.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ko/ [ˈhi.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ku/

• Rhymes: -iku
• Hyphenation: ri‧co

Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas, comparable, comparative mais rico, superlative o mais rico or riquíssimo)

1. rich, wealthy

   Synonyms: abastado, bem de vida, zilionário, milionário

   Ele é muito rico, mas não é muito feliz.

   He is very rich, but he is not very happy.

2. luxurious

   O palácio era famoso pela sua rica decoração.

   The palace was famed for its luxurious decoration.

3. tasty

   Mas que rica sobremesa!

   What a tasty dessert!

4. (Rio Grande do Sul) cute

   Synonym: riquinho

Antonyms

• pobre

Derived terms

• enriquecer
• novo rico
• novo-rico
• podre de rico
• rica-dona
• ricaço
• ricamente
• ricanho
• ricão
• rico-homem
• riqueza
• riquinho

Related terms

• Costa Rica
• Porto Rico

Descendants

• → Kadiwéu: liico
• → Tetum: riku

Further reading

• “rico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “rico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish rico, borrowed from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriko/ [ˈri.ko]

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• Rhymes: -iko
• Syllabification: ri‧co

Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)

1. rich (having a lot of money and possessions)

   Synonyms: adinerado, acomodado, pudiente

   Antonym: pobre

2. luxurious

   Synonym: lujoso

3. tasty, yummy

   Synonym: sabroso

Derived terms

• Costa Rica
• enriquecer
• nuevo rico
• Puerto Rico
• ricacho
• ricachón
• ricamente
• ricura
• riqueza
• riquísimo

Further reading

• “rico”, 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

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rico.

Adjective

rico (plural ricojte)

1. rich

References

• Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 88, 220

Venetan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz. Compare Italian ricco.

Adjective

rico (feminine singular rica, masculine plural richi, feminine plural riche)

1. rich