hechizo

• IPA^(key): /eˈt͡ʃiθo/ [eˈt͡ʃi.θo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /eˈt͡ʃiso/ [eˈt͡ʃi.so] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -iθo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -iso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: he‧chi‧zo

Inherited from Latin factīcius, from facere (“to make”). Compare the borrowed doublet facticio. Compare English factitious. Cognate with Portuguese feitiço.

hechizo (feminine hechiza, masculine plural hechizos, feminine plural hechizas)

1. artificial, fake

   Synonyms: artificioso, fingido

2. (archaic) counterfeited, forged

   Synonyms: contrahecho, falseado

3. (archaic) apt, appropriate

   Synonyms: apto, apropiado

hechizo m (plural hechizos)

1. magic word, spell

   Synonyms: encantamiento, palabra mágica

2. spell, enchantment (state of enchantment)

   Synonyms: encanto, encantamiento

hechizo

1. first-person singular present indicative of hechizar

• “hechizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025