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

Proper noun

Pacífico m

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

Derived terms

• buey del Pacífico

 

See also

• océano