-áceo

Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -aço.

-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)
-áceo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -áceos, feminine -ácea, feminine plural -áceas)

1. -aceous (of, relating to, or resembling the thing suffixed)

   ‎ópio (“opium”) + ‎-áceo → ‎opiáceo (“opiate”)

2. (zoology, especially botany) -aceous (belonging to a taxonomic family or other group)

   ‎amaranto (“amaranth”) + ‎-áceo → ‎amarantáceo (“amarantaceous”)

Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -azo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaθeo/ [ˈa.θe.o] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈaseo/ [ˈa.se.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθeo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -aseo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: -á‧ce‧o

-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)

1. -aceous

   ‎acanto + ‎-áceo → ‎acantáceo

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