Pacífico

See also: pacifico, Pacifico, pacífico, pacificó, and pacificò

Portuguese

Proper noun

Pacífico m

  1. Pacific, Pacific Ocean (an ocean)
    Synonym: Oceano Pacífico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese (Mar) Pacífico, named by Ferdinand Magellan, from Latin pācificus (“peace making”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈθifiko/ [paˈθi.fi.ko] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /paˈsifiko/ [paˈsi.fi.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ifiko
  • Syllabification: Pa‧cí‧fi‧co

Proper noun

Pacífico m

  1. (ocean) the Pacific; ellipsis of Océano Pacífico (“Pacific Ocean”)

Derived terms

See also

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