hechizo

See also: hechizó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈt͡ʃiθo/ [eˈt͡ʃi.θo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /eˈt͡ʃiso/ [eˈt͡ʃi.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iθo (Spain)
  • Rhymes: -iso (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: he‧chi‧zo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin factīcius, from facere (to make). Compare the borrowed doublet facticio. Compare English factitious. Cognate with Portuguese feitiço.

Adjective

hechizo (feminine hechiza, masculine plural hechizos, feminine plural hechizas)

  1. artificial, fake
    Synonyms: artificioso, fingido
  2. (archaic) counterfeited, forged
    Synonyms: contrahecho, falseado
  3. (archaic) apt, appropriate
    Synonyms: apto, apropiado

Noun

hechizo m (plural hechizos)

  1. magic word, spell
    Synonyms: encantamiento, palabra mágica
  2. spell, enchantment (state of enchantment)
    Synonyms: encanto, encantamiento
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

hechizo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hechizar

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