rezo

See also: rezó

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish rezo (“prayer”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧zo

Noun

rezo

1. prayer

Related terms

• reza

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛθo/ [ˈrɛ.θʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈrɛθo/ [ˈrɛ.θʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈrɛso/ [ˈrɛ.sʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɛθo

• Rhymes: -ɛθo
• Rhymes: -ɛso

• Hyphenation: re‧zo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rezar.

Noun

rezo m (plural rezos)

1. prayer (action and effect of praying)
2. prayer (each of the formulas fixed by tradition or improvised, through the cales believers communicate with the divinity)

   Synonym: oración

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rezar

Further reading

• “rezo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Verb

rezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rezar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreθo/ [ˈre.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈreso/ [ˈre.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -eso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: re‧zo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der.

Proto-Italic *kieō

Latin cieō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin citō

Latin recitō

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Latin recitāre

Old Spanish rezar, rezdar

Spanish rezardeverb.

Spanish rezo

Deverbal from rezar (“pray, recite mass”).

Noun

rezo m (plural rezos)

1. prayer, especially a memorized prayer such as the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, etc., that is repeated or recited, rather than sung

   Synonyms: oración, plegaria

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rezar

Further reading

• “rezo”, 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