Polyglot Dictionary

hechizo

/eˈtʃiso/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los hechizos

Meaning

  1. spell

    • La bruja lanzó un hechizo.

      The witch cast a spell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

conjuro

hechizo implies an enchantment or charm cast on someone, like being bewitched, also figuratively charming; conjuro is more about the incantation or magic words themselves.

embrujo

embrujo implies a bewitchment or curse; hechizo implies an enchantment or charm, often used more broadly, including figuratively charming.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

feitiço

feitiço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "spell."

Practice

1 What does hechizo mean?

2 Fill the gap: La bruja lanzó un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hechizo?

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