hechizo

See also: hechizó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈt͡ʃiθo/ [eˈt͡ʃi.θo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /eˈt͡ʃiso/ [eˈt͡ʃi.so] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -iθo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -iso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: he‧chi‧zo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin factīcius, from facere (“to make”). Compare the borrowed doublet facticio. Compare English factitious. Cognate with Portuguese feitiço.

Adjective

hechizo (feminine hechiza, masculine plural hechizos, feminine plural hechizas)

1. artificial, fake

   Synonyms: artificioso, fingido

2. (archaic) counterfeited, forged

   Synonyms: contrahecho, falseado

3. (archaic) apt, appropriate

   Synonyms: apto, apropiado

Noun

hechizo m (plural hechizos)

1. magic word, spell

   Synonyms: encantamiento, palabra mágica

2. spell, enchantment (state of enchantment)

   Synonyms: encanto, encantamiento

Derived terms

• hechicero
• hechizar
• libro de hechizos (“spell book, spellbook”)

Related terms

• hecho

Etymology 2

Verb

hechizo

1. first-person singular present indicative of hechizar

Further reading

• “hechizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10