sestercio
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sēstertius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sesˈteɾθjo/ [sesˈt̪eɾ.θjo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /sesˈteɾsjo/ [sesˈt̪eɾ.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eɾθjo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -eɾsjo (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: ses‧ter‧cio
Noun
sestercio m (plural sestercios)
- sestertius (Roman coin)
Further reading
- “sestercio”, 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