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rico

Meaning

  1. (comparable) rich, wealthy
  2. (comparable) luxurious
  3. (comparable) tasty
  4. (comparable) cute

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁi.ku/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese rico (“rich”), from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“royal, mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king, ruler”). Cognate with Galician rico, Spanish rico, Catalan ric, Occitan ric and Italian ricco. Compare also English rich and French riche.

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