bélico

Galician

Etymology

From Latin bellicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛliko/ [ˈbɛ.li.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛliko
• Hyphenation: bé‧li‧co

Adjective

bélico (feminine bélica, masculine plural bélicos, feminine plural bélicas)

1. relating to war

Related terms

• belicoso

Further reading

• “bélico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bellico (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bellicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.li.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɛliku
• Hyphenation: bé‧li‧co

Adjective

bélico (feminine bélica, masculine plural bélicos, feminine plural bélicas)

1. (relational) war

   Synonyms: belicoso, marcial

Related terms

• belicosidade
• belicoso
• beligerância
• beligerante

 

Further reading

• “bélico”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “bélico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “bélico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “bélico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “bélico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “bélico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bellicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeliko/ [ˈbe.li.ko]
• Rhymes: -eliko
• Syllabification: bé‧li‧co

Adjective

bélico (feminine bélica, masculine plural bélicos, feminine plural bélicas)

1. military, war, warlike (relating to war)

Derived terms

• antibélico
• bélicamente
• belicismo
• belicista
• cine bélico (“war film genre”)
• ficción bélica (“military fiction, war fiction”)
• novela bélica (“war novel”)

 

Related terms

• belicoso

 

Further reading

• “bélico”, 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