Polyglot Dictionary

tercio

/ˈteɾsjo/

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 tercios

Meaning

  1. third

    • Un tercio del pastel.

      A third of the cake.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

troisième

troisième is the French word for the same thing — both mean "third."

Portuguese

terceiro

terceiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "third."

Practice

1 What does tercio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un ___ del pastel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tercio?

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