Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

practico

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prac-ti-co
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guide (person who guides).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"On the 14th March, we entered the Bio Guaurabo, one of the two ports of Trinidad de Cuba, to put on shore the practico, or pilot of Batabano, who had steered us across the flats of the Jardinillos […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish práctico (“experienced; skilled; practiced”). Doublet of practic.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

practicos (plural)

Questions

What does practico mean?: A guide (person who guides).
Where does practico come from?: Borrowed from Spanish práctico (“experienced; skilled; practiced”). Doublet of practic.

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