rico

rico

See also: Rico, RICO, and riço

Aragonese

Etymology

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Adjective

rico m sg (feminine singular rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)

1. rich

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “rico”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

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Asturian

Adjective

rico

1. neuter of ricu

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Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriko̝/

Adjective

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

1. (archaic) powerful, noble
2. rich, wealthy (wealthy)

   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

4. tasty, delicious

Antonyms

• pobre

Related terms

• arrequecer
• arrequentar
• enrequentar
• enriquecer
• ricaz
• ricome
• riqueza

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.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ryco (obsolete, humorous)

Etymology

From Old 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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ku/ [ˈhi.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ku/ [ˈhi.ku]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ku/ [ˈχi.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ko/ [ˈhi.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ku/

• Rhymes: -iku
• Hyphenation: ri‧co

Adjective

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

1. rich

   Ele é muito rico, mas não é muito feliz.

   He is very rich, but he is not very happy.

   Synonyms: abastado, bem de vida, zilionário, milionário

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

• pobre

Derived terms

• enriquecer
• ricaço
• rica-dona
• ricanho
• rico-homem
• riqueza

 

Related terms

• Porto Rico

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: liico
• Tetum: riku

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish rico, borrowed from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”)[1], from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriko/ [ˈri.ko]

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• 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

• Costa Rica
• enriquecer
• nuevo rico
• Puerto Rico
• ricacho
• ricachón
• ricamente
• ricura
• riqueza
• riquísimo

 

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

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

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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

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Venetian

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. rich