recio

• IPA^(key): /ˈreθjo/ [ˈre.θjo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈresjo/ [ˈre.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθjo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -esjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: re‧cio

Inherited from Old Spanish rezio, probably from a Vulgar Latin *recidus, *ricidus, alteration of Latin rigidus. If so, a doublet of rígido.

recio (feminine recia, masculine plural recios, feminine plural recias)

1. tough, robust, strong, vigorous, solidly-built
   • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:

     Era de complexión recia, seco de carnes, enjuto de rostro, gran madrugador y amigo de la caza.

     He had a strong constitution, spare, gaunt features; was a very early riser and a great hunter.

   Synonyms: duro, robusto

2. loud

   Synonym: fuerte

recio

1. vigorously
2. aloud

   Habla recio ― Speak aloud

Borrowed from Latin Rhaetius.

• retio

recio (feminine recia, masculine plural recios, feminine plural recias)

1. Rhaetian, Raetic

recio m (plural recios)

1. Rhaetian

• “recio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985) “recio”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 822-825