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hechizo.

artificial, fake

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/eˈt͡ʃiθo/[eˈt͡ʃi.θo]/eˈt͡ʃiso/[eˈt͡ʃi.so]

  1. artificial, fake

  2. counterfeited, forged

    archaic

  3. apt, appropriate

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin factus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -īcius Latin factīcius Old Spanish fechizo Spanish hechizo Inherited from Old Spanish fechizo, from Latin factīcius (“artificial”, adjective), from factus (“made”) + -īcius. Compare the borrowed doublet facticio. Compare English factitious. Cognate with Portuguese feitiço.

noun/eˈt͡ʃiθo/[eˈt͡ʃi.θo]/eˈt͡ʃiso/[eˈt͡ʃi.so]

  1. magic word, spell

    masculine

  2. spell, enchantment (state of enchantment)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin factus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -īcius Latin factīcius Old Spanish fechizo Spanish hechizo Inherited from Old Spanish fechizo, from Latin factīcius (“artificial”, adjective), from factus (“made”) + -īcius. Compare the borrowed doublet facticio. Compare English factitious. Cognate with Portuguese feitiço.

verb/eˈt͡ʃiθo/[eˈt͡ʃi.θo]/eˈt͡ʃiso/[eˈt͡ʃi.so]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hechizar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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