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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /eˈt͡ʃiθo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eˈt͡ʃiso/
- Rhymes: -iθo
- 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
- Synonyms: apto, apropiado
Noun
hechizo m (plural hechizos)
- magic word, spell
- Synonyms: encantamiento, palabra mágica
- spell, enchantment (state of enchantment)
- Synonyms: encanto, encantamiento
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
hechizo
- first-person singular present indicative of hechizar
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