hechicero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti

Proto-Italic *θakjō

Proto-Italic *fakjō

Latin faciō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin factus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -īcus

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -īcius

Latin factīcius

Old Spanish fechizo

Spanish hechizo

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish hechicero

From hechizo + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /et͡ʃiˈθeɾo/ [e.t͡ʃiˈθe.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /et͡ʃiˈseɾo/ [e.t͡ʃiˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: he‧chi‧ce‧ro

Noun

hechicero m (plural hechiceros, feminine hechicera, feminine plural hechiceras)

1. magician, sorcerer, wizard

   Synonym: mago

Related terms

• hechicera
• hechizar
• hechizo

Adjective

hechicero (feminine hechicera, masculine plural hechiceros, feminine plural hechiceras)

1. enchanting, bewitching

   Synonym: encantador

Further reading

• “hechicero”, 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