zodiaco

See also: zodíaco

Italian

Noun

zodiaco m (plural zodiaci)

1. zodiac

Latin

Noun

zōdiacō

1. dative/ablative singular of zōdiacus

Spanish

Alternative forms

• zodíaco

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zōdiacus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός (κύκλος) (zōidiakós (kúklos), literally “circle of small animals”), from ζῴδιον (zṓidion), a diminutive of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θoˈdjako/ [θoˈð̞ja.ko]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /soˈdjako/ [soˈð̞ja.ko]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: zo‧dia‧co

Noun

zodiaco m (plural zodiacos)

1. zodiac

Derived terms

• zodiacal

 

Further reading

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