peculio
Spanish, noun/peˈkuljo/
peculio is spelled P-E-C-U-L-I-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 122,511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peculio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “savings, scraps, nest egg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dinero particular de cada persona”.
What does peculio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesavings, scraps, nest egg
- 2
masculineassets
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dinero particular de cada persona. 2. Bienes que dejaba el amo al siervo, o el padre al hijo, para su libre disposición.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of peculio
- peculios plural
- pecunio alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peculio?
- /peˈkuljo/
- [peˈku.ljo]
- [peˈkuljo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peculio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peculio in Spanish?
peculio appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).