rocío

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See also: roció and Rocío

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /roˈθio/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /roˈsio/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Syllabification: ro‧cí‧o

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish rucio, or deverbal from rociar, from Vulgar Latin *rōscidare, from Latin rōscidus (“filled with dew”), from rōs (“dew”).

Noun

rocío m (plural rocíos)

  1. dew (moisture on cool surfaces that condenses from the surrounding moist air)
  2. sprinkle, shower (brief, light rain)
  3. quaff, chug
  4. spray
  5. ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

rocío

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rociar

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