ahínco

See also: ahinco and ahincó

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ahinco (superseded)
• afinco (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈinko/ [aˈĩŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -inko
• Syllabification: a‧hín‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from ahincar.

Noun

ahínco m (plural ahíncos)

1. effort, zeal, determination

   buscar con ahínco ― to search zealously

   perseguir con ahínco ― to follow frantically

   perseverar con ahínco ― to persevere tenaciously

   defender con ahínco ― to defend bravely

   trabajar con ahínco ― to work diligently

Etymology 2

Verb

ahínco

1. first-person singular present indicative of ahincar

Further reading

• “ahínco”, 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