egipcio

/eˈxibθjo/ · B2 · adj

Egyptian

🏺🐫 egipcio ≈ eh-HEEP-see-oh, the Spanish echo of E-gypt + -io

Egipcio comes from Latin Aegyptius, from the name Egipto (Egypt). Spot the shared stem egip- and Egypt, then add the adjective ending -cio. Spanish speakers use it for both the adjective and a person from Egypt.

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