noun, masculine/ˈθjeɡo/plural: ciegos
blind person
“Un ciego de un ojo es un tuerto.” — A blind person with one eye is a one-eyed person.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos
Proto-Italic *kaikos
Latin caecus
Old Spanish ciego
Spanish ciego
Inherited from Old Spanish ciego, from Latin caecus. Compare Italian cieco and Portuguese cego.
noun, masculine/ˈθjeɡo/plural: ciegos
caecum
Synonyms: intestino ciego
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos
Proto-Italic *kaikos
Latin caecus
Old Spanish ciego
Spanish ciego
Inherited from Old Spanish ciego, from Latin caecus. Compare Italian cieco and Portuguese cego.
adjective/ˈθjeɡo/
blind; very drunk; plastered
“ser ciego de nacimiento” — to be born blind
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos
Proto-Italic *kaikos
Latin caecus
Old Spanish ciego
Spanish ciego
Inherited from Old Spanish ciego, from Latin caecus. Compare Italian cieco and Portuguese cego.