Pacífico

See also: pacifico, Pacifico, pacífico, pacificó, and pacificò

Portuguese

Proper noun

Pacífico m

Pacific, Pacific Ocean (an ocean)
Synonym: Oceano Pacífico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese (Mar) Pacífico, named by Ferdinand Magellan, from Latin pācificus (“peace making”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /paˈθifiko/ [paˈθi.fi.ko]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /paˈsifiko/ [paˈsi.fi.ko]
Rhymes: -ifiko
Syllabification: Pa‧cí‧fi‧co

Proper noun

Pacífico m

(ocean) the Pacific; Ellipsis of Océano Pacífico (“Pacific Ocean”).

Derived terms

buey del Pacífico

See also

océano

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