Jericó

See also: jerico

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Jerīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ), from Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒə.ɾiˈko]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒe.ɾiˈko]

Proper noun

Jericó f

1. Jericho (a city in the West Bank of Palestine)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Jerichó (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Jerīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ), from Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾiˈkɔ/

• Rhymes: -ɔ

Proper noun

Jericó f

1. Jericho (a city in Palestine)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeɾiˈko/ [xe.ɾiˈko]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: Je‧ri‧có

Proper noun

Jericó m

1. Jericho (a city in Palestine)

Derived terms

• rosa de Jericó

 

Noun

Jericó m (uncountable)

1. spike moss

Further reading

• “Jericó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10