laico
Spanish, noun/ˈlaiko/
laico is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “layman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does laico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
lay, secular
noun
- 1
masculinelayman
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona, que no ejerce el sacerdocio ni está adscrita a ninguna orden religiosa 2. Que se mantiene al margen de la confesionalidad religiosa, no adhiriendo ni denostando ninguna fe 3. Que prescinde de la instrucción religiosa.
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 laico
- laica feminine
- laicos masculine plural
- laicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce laico?
- /ˈlaiko/
- [ˈlai̯.ko]
- [ˈlajko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to laico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is laico in Spanish?
laico appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).