"tercio" meaning in English

See tercio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tercios [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertiusbor. Spanish terciobor. English tercio Borrowed from Spanish tercio. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:tercio|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertiusbor. Spanish terciobor. English tercio [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "three", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*tréyes", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*tri-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*tritós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*tritios", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "tertius", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "tercio", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tercio", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="tercio"> Borrowed from Spanish tercio. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tercio (plural tercios)
  1. (bullfighting) Any of the three stages of a bullfight: the vara, the banderilla and finally the death.
    Sense id: en-tercio-en-noun-RWyhcjKQ Categories (other): Bullfighting, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 32 31 6 8 3 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 30 32 7 9 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 32 31 6 8 3 20 Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle
  2. (military) A mutually supportive infantry formation made up of pikemen, swordsmen and arquebusiers or musketeers.
    Sense id: en-tercio-en-noun-~TV8eEGD Categories (other): Military, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 32 31 6 8 3 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 30 32 7 9 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 32 31 6 8 3 20 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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