quicio

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from resquicio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiθjo/ [ˈki.θjo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkisjo/ [ˈki.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθjo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -isjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: qui‧cio

Noun

quicio m (plural quicios)

1. doorjamb
2. hinge

Derived terms

• desquiciar
• fuera de quicio
• quicial
• sacar de quicio

Further reading

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