homicidio

/omiˈθidjo/ · A2 · noun · m

homicide

Latin homo (man) + caedere (to kill) = man-killing; twin of English homicide

Same Latin root as English homicide, with the usual Spanish -io ending. The h is silent and the c is a soft th (or s) sound: o-mi-THI-dyo. The -cidio ending means killing, as in suicidio and genocidio.

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