rico

Meaning

1. rich
2. luxurious
3. tasty
4. cute

Hyphenated as

ri‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁi.ku/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Rico aqui , pobre daqui em diante .

Rich here, poor from now on.