íbice

See also: ibice

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ībicem (“chamois”), of Iberian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈibiθe/ [ˈi.β̞i.θe] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈibise/ [ˈi.β̞i.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ibiθe (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ibise (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: í‧bi‧ce

Noun

íbice m (plural íbices)

1. ibex (type of wild mountain goat)

Further reading

• “íbice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025