quicio

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from resquicio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈkiθjo/ [ˈki.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈkisjo/ [ˈki.sjo]
• Rhymes: -iθjo
• Rhymes: -isjo
• Syllabification: qui‧cio

Noun

quicio m (plural quicios)

1. doorjamb
2. hinge

Derived terms

• desquiciar
• fuera de quicio
• quicial
• sacar de quicio

Further reading

• “quicio”, 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