recio

See also: Recio

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreθjo/ [ˈre.θjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈresjo/ [ˈre.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθjo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -esjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: re‧cio

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish rezio, probably from a Vulgar Latin *recidus, *ricidus, alteration of Latin rigidus. If so, a doublet of rígido.

Adjective

recio (feminine recia, masculine plural recios, feminine plural recias)

1. tough, robust, strong, vigorous, solidly-built

   Synonyms: duro, robusto

   • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, chapter I, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha [ The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha], Primera parte, Madrid: Imprenta de Juan de la Cuesta:

     Era de complexión recia, seco de carnes, enjuto de rostro, gran madrugador y amigo de la caza.

     He had a strong constitution, spare, gaunt features; was a very early riser and a great hunter.

2. loud

   Synonym: fuerte

Derived terms

• arreciar
• reciamente

Adverb

recio

1. vigorously
2. aloud

   Habla recio ― Speak aloud

Related terms

• arrecir
• rígido

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Rhaetius.

Alternative forms

• retio

Adjective

recio (feminine recia, masculine plural recios, feminine plural recias)

1. Rhaetian, Raetic

Noun

recio m (plural recios)

1. Rhaetian

Further reading

• “recio”, 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
• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1985), “recio”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 822-825