acantáceo

Spanish

Etymology

From acanto +‎ -áceo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akanˈtaθeo/ [a.kãn̪ˈt̪a.θe.o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /akanˈtaseo/ [a.kãn̪ˈt̪a.se.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθeo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -aseo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧can‧tá‧ce‧o

Adjective

acantáceo (feminine acantácea, masculine plural acantáceos, feminine plural acantáceas)

1. (botany) acanthaceous

Further reading

• “acantáceo”, 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