recio

See also: Recio

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈreθjo/ [ˈre.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈresjo/ [ˈre.sjo]
• Rhymes: -eθjo
• Rhymes: -esjo
• Syllabification: re‧cio

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish rezio, probably from a Vulgar Latin *recidus, *ricidus, alteration of Latin rigidus. If so, a doublet of rígido.

Adjective

recio (feminine recia, masculine plural recios, feminine plural recias)

1. tough, robust, strong, vigorous, solidly-built
   • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:

     Era de complexión recia, seco de carnes, enjuto de rostro, gran madrugador y amigo de la caza.

     He had a strong constitution, spare, gaunt features; was a very early riser and a great hunter.

2. loud

   Synonym: fuerte

Derived terms

• arreciar
• reciamente

 

Adverb

recio

1. vigorously
2. aloud

   Habla recio ― Speak aloud

Related terms

• arrecir
• rígido

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Rhaetius.

Alternative forms

• retio

Adjective

recio (feminine recia, masculine plural recios, feminine plural recias)

1. Rhaetian, Raetic

Noun

recio m (plural recios)

1. Rhaetian

Further reading

• “recio”, 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
• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985) “recio”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 822-825