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dicho.

mentioned, said, aforementioned

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdit͡ʃo/[ˈd̪i.t͡ʃo]
  1. mentioned, said, aforementioned

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *diktós Proto-Italic *diktos Latin dictus Old Spanish decho Spanish dicho Inherited from Latin dictus. In some Old Spanish texts, it originally appeared as decho; it was later altered with the influence of the -i- from conjugated forms of decir (e.g. digo, dice, diga, etc.), or a result of metaphony from palatalization. Compare English dictum.

det/ˈdit͡ʃo/[ˈd̪i.t͡ʃo]
  1. said

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *diktós Proto-Italic *diktos Latin dictus Old Spanish decho Spanish dicho Inherited from Latin dictus. In some Old Spanish texts, it originally appeared as decho; it was later altered with the influence of the -i- from conjugated forms of decir (e.g. digo, dice, diga, etc.), or a result of metaphony from palatalization. Compare English dictum.

noun/ˈdit͡ʃo/[ˈd̪i.t͡ʃo]
  1. saying, expression

    masculine
  2. remark

    masculine
  3. proverb

    masculine
  4. marriage vow

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *diktós Proto-Italic *diktos Latin dictus Old Spanish decho Spanish dicho Inherited from Latin dictus. In some Old Spanish texts, it originally appeared as decho; it was later altered with the influence of the -i- from conjugated forms of decir (e.g. digo, dice, diga, etc.), or a result of metaphony from palatalization. Compare English dictum.

verb/ˈdit͡ʃo/[ˈd̪i.t͡ʃo]
  1. past participle of decir

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *diktós Proto-Italic *diktos Latin dictus Old Spanish decho Spanish dicho Inherited from Latin dictus. In some Old Spanish texts, it originally appeared as decho; it was later altered with the influence of the -i- from conjugated forms of decir (e.g. digo, dice, diga, etc.), or a result of metaphony from palatalization. Compare English dictum.

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