recio

See also: Recio

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈreθjo/ [ˈre.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈresjo/ [ˈre.sjo]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -eθjo
• (Latin America) 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

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “recio”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 822-825