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See also: Rico, RICO, and riço

Aragonese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriko/
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Syllabification: ri‧co

Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)

  1. rich

References

  • “rico”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “rico”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Adjective

rico

  1. neuter of ricu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rico, probably from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)

  1. (archaic) powerful, noble
  2. rich, wealthy (wealthy)
    Antonym: pobre
    Ben pode dicir que é rico o que ten bos amigos. (proverb) ― Rightly can a person says is rich when having good friends.
  3. rich (plentiful, abounding, abundant)
    Synonym: ricaz
    Antonym: pobre
  4. tasty, delicious
  5. cute
    Synonym: riquiño
    Ai que rico mazarico, quen che deu tamaño bico? (folk song) ― Oh, so cute, curlew, who gave you such a beak?

Related terms

Noun

rico m (plural ricos, feminine rica, feminine plural ricas)

  1. a rich person
    A rico non debas e a probe non prometas (proverb) ― Don't owe to a wealthy, don't made promises to a poor man

References

  • “rico” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “rico” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “rico” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “rico” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “rico” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Mirandese

Etymology

From Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“royal, mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king, ruler”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

rico (plural ricos, feminine rica, feminine plural ricas)

  1. rich

Antonyms

References

“rico” in Amadeu Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona Ferreira, Dicionário Mirandês-Português, 1st edition, 2004.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rico (“rich”), from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“royal, mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king, ruler”).

Cognate with Galician rico, Spanish rico, Catalan ric, Occitan ric and Italian ricco. Compare also English rich and French riche.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iku
  • Hyphenation: ri‧co

Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)

  1. rich
    Synonyms: abastado, bem de vida, zilionário, milionário
    Ele é muito rico, mas não é muito feliz.
    He is very rich, but he is not very happy.
  2. luxurious
    O palácio era famoso pela sua rica decoração.
    The palace was famed for its luxurious decoration.
  3. tasty
    Mas que rica sobremesa!
    What a tasty dessert!

Antonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish rico, borrowed from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriko/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Syllabification: ri‧co

Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)

  1. rich (having a lot of money and possessions)
    Antonym: pobre
  2. luxurious
    Synonym: lujoso
  3. tasty, yummy
    Synonym: sabroso

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan (2011) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

Further reading

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rico.

Adjective

rico (plural ricojte)

  1. rich

References

  • Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 88, 220

Venetian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz. Compare Italian ricco.

Adjective

rico (feminine singular rica, masculine plural richi, feminine plural riche)

  1. rich
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