risco

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown. Compare Portuguese risco, Spanish riesgo and English risk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrisko̝/

Noun

risco m (plural riscos)

1. danger, risk

   Synonym: perigo

Derived terms

• arriscado
• arriscar

Etymology 2

Attested since the 14th century. Back-formation from riscar, itself probably from Latin resecō (“cut”).

An Iron Age drawing made with riscos. Castro de Formigueiros, Galicia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrisko̝/

Noun

risco m (plural riscos)

1. stroke (a line or drawn with a pen or other writing implement)

   Synonym: trazo

   1. a strikethrough

   Synonym: raia

2. ridge

   Synonym: soma

3. crease

   Synonym: dobrez

4. drawing
5. tic-tac-toe

Derived terms

• risco de Salomón

Related terms

• riscar

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “risc”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “risco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈris.ko/, [ˈr̺is̪ko]
• Rhymes: -isko
• Hyphenation: rì‧sco

Noun

risco m (plural rischi)

1. Obsolete form of rischio.

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) riscō

1. dative singular of riscus
2. ablative singular of riscus

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁis.ku/
• IPA^(key): /ˈhis.ko/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʁiʃ.ku/
• Homophone: Risco
• Hyphenation: ris‧co

Etymology 1

Back-formation from riscar.

Noun

risco m (plural riscos)

1. line (threadlike mark of writing instrument)

   Synonyms: linha, rabisco, risca, traçado, traço

2. scratch (shallow cut on a surface)

   Synonyms: risca, sulco

3. a draft of a blueprint

   Synonym: esboço

Related terms

• risca
• riscada
• riscado
• riscador
• riscadura
• riscamento
• riscar

 

Verb

risco

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

risco m (plural riscos)

1. (uncountable) risk (likelihood of a negative outcome)

   Synonym: perigo

2. a risky situation

Related terms

• arriscadamente
• arriscado
• arriscamento
• arriscar

 

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Spanish

Etymology

Back-formation from riscar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrisko/ [ˈris.ko]

Noun

risco m (plural riscos)

1. (Latin America) crack
2. cliff

   Synonyms: acantilado, precipicio