jeroglífico

Spanish

Alternative forms

• hieroglífico (obsolete)

Etymology

Earlier hieroglífico, from Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós). More at hieroglyph.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeɾoˈɡlifiko/ [xe.ɾoˈɣ̞li.fi.ko]
• Rhymes: -ifiko
• Syllabification: je‧ro‧glí‧fi‧co

Noun

jeroglífico m (plural jeroglíficos)

1. hieroglyphic

Adjective

jeroglífico (feminine jeroglífica, masculine plural jeroglíficos, feminine plural jeroglíficas)

1. hieroglyphic

Further reading

• “jeroglífico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10