jerico

See also: Jericó

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• girico (common misspelling)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈɾi.ku/, /ʒeˈɾi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈɾi.ku/, /ʒeˈɾi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒiˈɾi.ko/, /ʒeˈɾi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈɾi.ku/

• Rhymes: -iku
• Hyphenation: je‧ri‧co

Noun

jerico m (plural jericos)

1. donkey

   Synonyms: asno, jegue, jumento

2. (figuratively, derogatory) idiot; fool

Derived terms

nouns

• jericada f

Further reading

• “jerico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025