zodiaco
See also: zodíaco
Italian
Noun
zodiaco m (plural zodiaci)
- zodiac
Latin
Noun
zōdiacō
- dative/ablative singular of zōdiacus
Spanish
Alternative forms
- zodíaco
Etymology
From Latin zōdiacus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός (κύκλος) (zōidiakós (kúklos), literally “circle of small animals”), from ζῴδιον (zṓidion), a diminutive of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θoˈdjako/ [θoˈð̞ja.ko]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /soˈdjako/ [soˈð̞ja.ko]
- Rhymes: -ako
- Syllabification: zo‧dia‧co
Noun
zodiaco m (plural zodiacos)
- zodiac
Derived terms
- zodiacal
Further reading
- “zodiaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014