dicho

Ladino

Alternative forms

• dizido

Verb

dicho (Latin spelling)

1. past participle of dizir

Adjective

dicho (Latin spelling, feminine dicha)

1. said

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dictus, dictum. In some Old Spanish texts, it originally appeared as decho; it was later altered with the influence of the -i- from conjugated forms of decir (e.g. digo, dice, diga, etc.). Compare English dictum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdit͡ʃo/ [ˈd̪i.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -itʃo
• Syllabification: di‧cho

Adjective

dicho (feminine dicha, masculine plural dichos, feminine plural dichas)

1. mentioned, said, aforementioned

Determiner

dicho (feminine dicha, masculine plural dichos, feminine plural dichas)

1. said

Noun

dicho m (plural dichos)

1. saying, expression

   Synonyms: expresión, frase

2. remark
3. proverb

   Synonyms: refrán, proverbio, estribillo

4. marriage vow

   Synonym: voto matrimonial

Participle

dicho (feminine dicha, masculine plural dichos, feminine plural dichas)

1. past participle of decir

Derived terms

• antedicho
• del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho
• dicharachero
• dicho y hecho
• sobredicho

 

Related terms

• dechado
• decir
• dicción
• dicha
• dita
• entredicho

 

Further reading

• “dicho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• chido