precipicio

See also: precipício

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecipitium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeθiˈpiθjo/ [pɾe.θiˈpi.θjo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /pɾesiˈpisjo/ [pɾe.siˈpi.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -iθjo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -isjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pre‧ci‧pi‧cio

Noun

precipicio m (plural precipicios)

1. cliff, precipice

   Synonym: acantilado

2. abyss

   Synonyms: abismo, sima

Further reading

• “precipicio”, 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