terciario

See also: terciário

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tertiārius. Doublet of tercero, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teɾˈθjaɾjo/ [t̪eɾˈθja.ɾjo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /teɾˈsjaɾjo/ [t̪eɾˈsja.ɾjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾjo
  • Syllabification: ter‧cia‧rio

Adjective

terciario (feminine terciaria, masculine plural terciarios, feminine plural terciarias)

  1. tertiary

Derived terms

Noun

terciario m (plural terciarios)

  1. (geology) Tertiary

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