"tic" meaning in Spanish

See tic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtik/, [ˈt̪ik] Forms: tics [plural], tick [alternative]
Rhymes: -ik Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} tic m (plural tics)
  1. tic (movement) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tic-es-noun-5y4LacqE
  2. (Spain) check mark, tick (the ✅ symbol) Tags: Spain, masculine Synonyms: palomita, cotejo, ticket
    Sense id: en-tic-es-noun-ZY2uxCaw Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 4 92 4
  3. tick (sound) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tic-es-noun-NA31gPo7 Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tictac, tic-tac, tictaquear

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "tics",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tick",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "tic m (plural tics)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "tic"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "tic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tictac"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tic-tac"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tictaquear"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "tic (movement)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tic-es-noun-5y4LacqE",
      "links": [
        [
          "tic",
          "tic#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Peninsular Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 92 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "check mark, tick (the ✅ symbol)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tic-es-noun-ZY2uxCaw",
      "links": [
        [
          "check mark",
          "check mark"
        ],
        [
          "tick",
          "tick"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Spain) check mark, tick (the ✅ symbol)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "palomita"
        },
        {
          "word": "cotejo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ticket"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "tic-tac ― tick-tock"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tick (sound)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tic-es-noun-NA31gPo7",
      "links": [
        [
          "tick",
          "tick"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtik/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ik]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tic"
}
{
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    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/ik",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/ik/1 syllable",
    "Spanish 1-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tics",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tick",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "tic m (plural tics)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "tic"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "tic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "tictac"
    },
    {
      "word": "tic-tac"
    },
    {
      "word": "tictaquear"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tic (movement)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tic",
          "tic#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Peninsular Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "check mark, tick (the ✅ symbol)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "check mark",
          "check mark"
        ],
        [
          "tick",
          "tick"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Spain) check mark, tick (the ✅ symbol)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "palomita"
        },
        {
          "word": "cotejo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ticket"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "tic-tac ― tick-tock"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tick (sound)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tick",
          "tick"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtik/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ik]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tic"
}

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