mágico
See also: magico and magico-
Portuguese
mágico
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós), from μάγος (mágos, “wise man, mage”). Compare meigo, which is likely a doublet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ʒi.ku/
- Hyphenation: má‧gi‧co
Noun
mágico m (plural mágicos, feminine mágica, feminine plural mágicas)
- a magician
Adjective
mágico (feminine mágica, masculine plural mágicos, feminine plural mágicas)
- something or someone magical
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós), from μάγος (mágos, “wise man, mage”). See also the archaic mego, which may be a doublet. Doublet of meigo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaxiko/ [ˈma.xi.ko]
- Rhymes: -axiko
- Syllabification: má‧gi‧co
Adjective
mágico (feminine mágica, masculine plural mágicos, feminine plural mágicas)
- magic, magical
- wonderful
Derived terms
- cuadrado mágico
- linterna mágica
- palabra mágica
- realismo mágico
- vara mágica
- varita mágica
Related terms
- magia
- mago
Further reading
- “mágico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014