jerico

See also: Jericó

Portuguese

Alternative forms

girico (common misspelling)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈɾi.ku/, /ʒeˈɾi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈɾi.ko/, /ʒeˈɾi.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈɾi.ku/

Rhymes: -iku
Hyphenation: je‧ri‧co

Noun

jerico m (plural jericos)

donkey
Synonyms: asno, jegue, jumento
(figuratively, derogatory) idiot; fool

Derived terms

nouns

jericada f

Further reading

“jerico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026