refresco

See also: refrescó

Catalan

Verb

refresco

first-person singular present indicative of refrescar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from refrescar.

Alternative forms

refrêsco (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾes.ku/ [heˈfɾes.ku]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾeʃ.ku/ [χeˈfɾeʃ.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾes.ko/ [heˈfɾes.ko]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈfɾeʃ.ku/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -esku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃku
Hyphenation: re‧fres‧co

Noun

refresco m (plural refrescos)

a refreshing drink
solace (comfort or consolation in a time of distress)
Synonyms: refrigério, conforto, alívio

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾɛs.ku/ [heˈfɾɛs.ku]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾɛʃ.ku/ [χeˈfɾɛʃ.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈfɾɛs.ko/ [heˈfɾɛs.ko]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈfɾɛʃ.ku/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛsku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃku
Hyphenation: re‧fres‧co

Verb

refresco

first-person singular present indicative of refrescar

Further reading

“refresco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“refresco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reˈfɾesko/ [reˈfɾes.ko]
Rhymes: -esko
Syllabification: re‧fres‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from refrescar.

Noun

refresco m (plural refrescos)

refreshment
Synonym: refrescamiento
cold drink
(Mexico, Spain, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Uruguay) soda, soft drink
Synonyms: soda, agua (Guatemala), bebida (Chile), gaseosa (Colombia, El Salvador, Spain)

Derived terms

See also

refrigerio

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

refresco

first-person singular present indicative of refrescar

Further reading

“refresco”, 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