hico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno *hiko (“hammock rope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiko/ [ˈi.ko]
• Rhymes: -iko
• Syllabification: hi‧co

Noun

hico m (plural hicos)

1. rope attached to a hammock

Further reading

• “hico”, 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