refresco

See also: refrescó

Catalan

Verb

refresco

1. first-person singular present indicative of refrescar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from refrescar.

Alternative forms

• refrêsco (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾes.ku/ [heˈfɾes.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾes.ku/ [heˈfɾes.ku]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾeʃ.ku/ [χeˈfɾeʃ.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈfɾeʃ.ku/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -esku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃku
• Hyphenation: re‧fres‧co

Noun

refresco m (plural refrescos)

1. a refreshing drink
2. solace (comfort or consolation in a time of distress)

   Synonyms: refrigério, conforto, alívio

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾɛs.ku/ [heˈfɾɛs.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾɛs.ku/ [heˈfɾɛs.ku]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾɛʃ.ku/ [χeˈfɾɛʃ.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈfɾɛʃ.ku/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛsku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃku
• Hyphenation: re‧fres‧co

Verb

refresco

1. first-person singular present indicative of refrescar

Further reading

• “refresco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “refresco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈfɾesko/ [reˈfɾes.ko]
• Rhymes: -esko
• Syllabification: re‧fres‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from refrescar.

Noun

refresco m (plural refrescos)

1. refreshment

   Synonym: refrescamiento

2. cold drink
3. (Mexico, Spain, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Uruguay) soda, soft drink

   Synonyms: soda, agua (Guatemala), bebida (Chile), gaseosa (Colombia, El Salvador, Spain)

Derived terms

• refresco normal
• refresquería

See also

• refrigerio

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

refresco

1. first-person singular present indicative of refrescar

Further reading

• “refresco”, 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