# rico
## Aragonese
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈriko/
* Rhymes: -iko
* Syllabification: ri‧co

### Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)
* rich

### References

* “rico”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
* Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “rico”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

## Asturian
### Adjective

rico
* neuter of ricu

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rico, probably from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈriko/ [ˈri.kʊ]
* Rhymes: -iko
* Hyphenation: ri‧co

### Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)
* (archaic) powerful, noble
    Synonym: poderoso
* rich, wealthy (wealthy)
    Antonym: pobre
    Ben pode dicir que é rico o que ten bos amigos. (proverb) ― Rightly can a person says is rich when having good friends.
* rich (plentiful, abounding, abundant)
    Synonym: ricaz
    Antonym: pobre
* tasty, delicious
* cute
    Synonym: riquiño
    Ai que rico mazarico, quen che deu tamaño bico? (folk song) ― Oh, so cute, curlew, who gave you such a beak?

#### Related terms

* arrequecer
* arrequentar
* enrequentar
* enriquecer
* ricaz
* ricome
* riqueza

### Noun

rico m (plural ricos, feminine rica, feminine plural ricas)
* a rich person
    Antonym: pobre
    A rico non debas e a probe non prometas (proverb) ― Don't owe to a wealthy, don't made promises to a poor man

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rico”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rico”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rico”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rico”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rico”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Mirandese
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈri.ku/

### Adjective

rico (plural ricos, feminine rica, feminine plural ricas)
* rich

#### Antonyms

* probe

### References

“rico” in Amadeu Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona Ferreira, Dicionário Mirandês-Português, 1st edition, 2004.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* ryco (obsolete, humorous)

### 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.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁi.ku/ [ˈhi.ku]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁi.ku/ [ˈhi.ku]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈʁi.ku/ [ˈχi.ku]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁi.ko/ [ˈhi.ko]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁi.ku/
* Rhymes: -iku
* Hyphenation: ri‧co

### Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas, comparable, comparative mais rico, superlative o mais rico or riquíssimo)
* rich, wealthy
    Synonyms: abastado, bem de vida, zilionário, milionário
    Ele é muito rico, mas não é muito feliz.He is very rich, but he is not very happy.
* luxurious
    O palácio era famoso pela sua rica decoração.The palace was famed for its luxurious decoration.
* tasty
    Mas que rica sobremesa!What a tasty dessert!
* (Rio Grande do Sul) cute
    Synonym: riquinho

#### Antonyms

* pobre

#### Derived terms

* enriquecer
* novo rico
* novo-rico
* podre de rico
* rica-dona
* ricaço
* ricamente
* ricanho
* ricão
* rico-homem
* riqueza
* riquinho

#### Related terms

* Costa Rica
* Porto Rico

#### Descendants

* → Kadiwéu: liico
* → Tetum: riku

### Further reading

* “rico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “rico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish rico, borrowed from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “mighty, powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈriko/ [ˈri.ko]
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* Rhymes: -iko
* Syllabification: ri‧co

### Adjective

rico (feminine rica, masculine plural ricos, feminine plural ricas)
* rich (having a lot of money and possessions)
    Synonyms: adinerado, acomodado, pudiente
    Antonym: pobre
* luxurious
    Synonym: lujoso
* tasty, yummy
    Synonym: sabroso

#### Derived terms

* Costa Rica
* enriquecer
* nuevo rico
* Puerto Rico
* ricacho
* ricachón
* ricamente
* ricura
* riqueza
* riquísimo

### References

* ↑ Coromines, Joan (2011) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “rico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tetelcingo Nahuatl
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rico.

### Adjective

rico (plural ricojte)
* rich

### References

* Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 88, 220

## Venetan
### Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz. Compare Italian ricco.

### Adjective

rico (feminine singular rica, masculine plural richi, feminine plural riche)
* rich