hechizo

Meaning

Adj

1. artificial, fake
2. (archaic) counterfeited, forged
3. (archaic) apt, appropriate

Noun

1. (masculine) magic word, spell
2. (masculine) spell, enchantment (state of enchantment)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of hechizar

hechizar

1. (transitive) to enchant
2. (transitive) to bewitch
3. to perform magic

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Concepts

spell

sorcery

enchantment

magic

🪄

glamour

witchcraft

wizardry

manufactured

charm

detachable

fascination

artificial

omen

trance

Synonyms

brujería

encantamiento

encanto

hecho a mano

aojo

trance

conjuro

maldito

falsificado

macua

maleficio

presagio

sortilegio

agüero

Translations

incantesimo

Zauber

sortilegio

encantament

feitiço

Zauberei

formula magica

incanto

embruixament

encís

ammaliamento

Hexerei

conjur

maléfice

charme

Hyphenated as

he‧chi‧zo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eˈt͡ʃiθo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: factīcius

Cognate with Portuguese: feitiço

In summary

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