rucio
Spanish, adjective/ˈruθjo/
rucio is spelled R-U-C-I-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 123,873rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rucio is a Spanish adjective meaning “grey, grey-haired” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De color amarillo, refiriéndose al cabello o al pelo”.
What does rucio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
grey, grey-haired
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mamífero doméstico solípedo, más pequeño que el caballo, mide como metro y medio de altura. Bestia de silla y carga, que pasó de los romanos a los germanos, siendo una bestia muy utilizada durante siglos en el sur de Europa y Oriente. Desciende del asno estepario de Nubia.
adjective: 1. De color amarillo, refiriéndose al cabello o al pelo.
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 rucio
- rucia feminine
- rucios masculine plural
- rucias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rucio?
- /ˈruθjo/
- [ˈru.θjo]
- /ˈrusjo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rucio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rucio in Spanish?
rucio 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).