ciego

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *káykos (“one-eyed”). Compare English caecum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθjeɡo/ [ˈθje.ɣ̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsjeɡo/ [ˈsje.ɣ̞o]

Noun

ciego m (plural ciegos)

1. a blind person
2. the caecum

Synonyms

• (organ): intestino ciego

Adjective

ciego (feminine ciega, masculine plural ciegos, feminine plural ciegas)

1. blind

Derived terms

• en el reino de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey
• gallina ciega
• gallinita ciega
• punto ciego

 

Related terms

• cegar
• ceguera
• ciegamente
• a ciegas
• cita a ciegas
• dar palos de ciego

Verb

ciego

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of cegar.