arzobispo

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish arçobispo, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾθoˈbispo/ [aɾ.θoˈβ̞is.po] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aɾsoˈbispo/ [aɾ.soˈβ̞is.po] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ispo
• Syllabification: ar‧zo‧bis‧po

Noun

arzobispo m (plural arzobispos)

1. archbishop

Derived terms

• arzobispal

Related terms

• arzobispado
• obispo

Descendants

• Chavacano: arzobispo
• → Asturian: arzobispu
• → Central Bikol: arsobispo
• → Cebuano: arsobispo
• → Chibcha: arçobispo
• → Hiligaynon: arsobispo
• → Ilocano: arsobispo
• → Tagalog: arsobispo

Further reading

• “arzobispo”, 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