crucifijo

From Spanish crucifijo, from Old Spanish crucifixo (“crucifix”), semi-learned borrowing from Latin crucifīxus (“crucified”), from crucifīgō (“to crucify”).

• IPA^(key): /kɾusiˈpixo/, [kɾu.siˈpi.xo]
• Hyphenation: cru‧ci‧fi‧jo

crucifijo

1. crucifix

Inherited from Old Spanish crucifixo (“crucifix”), semi-learned borrowing from Latin crucifīxus (“crucified”), from crucifīgō (“to crucify”).

• IPA^(key): /kɾuθiˈfixo/ [kɾu.θiˈfi.xo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kɾusiˈfixo/ [kɾu.siˈfi.xo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ixo
• Syllabification: cru‧ci‧fi‧jo

crucifijo m (plural crucifijos)

1. crucifix

• “crucifijo”, 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