receso

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈθeso/ [reˈθe.so] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /reˈseso/ [reˈse.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: re‧ce‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin recessus, probably borrowed.

Noun

receso m (plural recesos)

1. recess, break

   Synonym: descanso

2. rest

   Synonym: reposo

Etymology 2

Verb

receso

1. first-person singular present indicative of recesar

Further reading

• “receso”, 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