crucifijo

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish crucifijo, from Old Spanish crucifixo (“crucifix”), semi-learned borrowing from Latin crucifīxus (“crucified”), from crucifīgō (“to crucify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾusiˈpixo/, [kɾu.siˈpi.xo]
• Hyphenation: cru‧ci‧fi‧jo

Noun

crucifijo

1. crucifix

Related terms

• cruz

 

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish crucifixo (“crucifix”), semi-learned borrowing from Latin crucifīxus (“crucified”), from crucifīgō (“to crucify”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kɾuθiˈfixo/ [kɾu.θiˈfi.xo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kɾusiˈfixo/ [kɾu.siˈfi.xo]
• Rhymes: -ixo
• Syllabification: cru‧ci‧fi‧jo

Noun

crucifijo m (plural crucifijos)

1. crucifix

Related terms

• crucificar
• cruz

 

Further reading

• “crucifijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28