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rocío

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See also: roció and Rocío

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /roˈθio/ [roˈθi.o]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /roˈsio/ [roˈsi.o]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Syllabification: ro‧cí‧o

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish rucio, or deverbal from rociar, from Vulgar Latin *rōscidare, from Latin rōscidus (filled with dew), from rōs (dew).

Noun

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rocío m (plural rocíos)

  1. dew (moisture on cool surfaces that condenses from the surrounding moist air)
  2. sprinkle, shower (brief, light rain)
  3. quaff, chug
  4. spray
  5. ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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rocío

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rociar

Further reading

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