hechizo

See also: hechizó

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /eˈt͡ʃiθo/ [eˈt͡ʃi.θo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /eˈt͡ʃiso/ [eˈt͡ʃi.so]
(Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
Syllabification: he‧chi‧zo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin factīcius, from facere (“to make”). Compare the borrowed doublet facticio. Compare English factitious. Cognate with Portuguese feitiço.

Adjective

hechizo (feminine hechiza, masculine plural hechizos, feminine plural hechizas)

artificial, fake
Synonyms: artificioso, fingido
(archaic) counterfeited, forged
Synonyms: contrahecho, falseado
(archaic) apt, appropriate

Noun

hechizo m (plural hechizos)

magic word, spell
Synonyms: encantamiento, palabra mágica
spell, enchantment (state of enchantment)
Synonyms: encanto, encantamiento

Derived terms

hechicero
hechizar
libro de hechizos (“spell book, spellbook”)

Related terms

hecho

Verb

hechizo

first-person singular present indicative of hechizar

Further reading

“hechizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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