mágico

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós), from μάγος (mágos, “wise man, mage”). Compare meigo, which is likely a doublet.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ʒi.ku/
• Hyphenation: má‧gi‧co

Noun

mágico m (plural mágicos, feminine mágica, feminine plural mágicas)

1. a magician

Adjective

mágico m (feminine singular mágica, masculine plural mágicos, feminine plural mágicas, comparable)

1. something or someone magical

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós), from μάγος (mágos, “wise man, mage”). See also the archaic mego, which may be a doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaxiko/

Adjective

mágico (feminine singular mágica, masculine plural mágicos, feminine plural mágicas)

1. magic, magical
2. wonderful

Further reading

• “mágico” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.