Pacífico

Pacífico m

1. Pacific, Pacific Ocean (an ocean)

   Synonym: Oceano Pacífico

Borrowed from Portuguese (Mar) Pacífico, named by Ferdinand Magellan, from Latin pācificus (“peace making”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈθifiko/ [paˈθi.fi.ko] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /paˈsifiko/ [paˈsi.fi.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ifiko
• Syllabification: Pa‧cí‧fi‧co

Pacífico m

1. (ocean) the Pacific; ellipsis of Océano Pacífico (“Pacific Ocean”)

• océano