icono

See also: ícono and icono-

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ícono (Latin America)

Etymology

Borrowed from French icône, from Russian ико́на (ikóna), from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn), εἰκόνος (eikónos, “image, likeness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈkono/ [iˈko.no]
• Rhymes: -ono
• Syllabification: i‧co‧no

Noun

icono m (plural iconos)

1. icon (a representation, especially as an object of religious devotion)
2. icon (a type of religious paining)
3. (computing) icon (a small picture that represents something)
4. (linguistics) icon (a word, character, or sign whose form is determined by the referent)

Related terms

• icónico
• iconoclasia
• iconoclasta
• iconografía
• iconólatra
• iconolatría
• iconología

 

Further reading

• “icono”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16