regocijo

See also: regocijó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡoˈθixo/ [re.ɣ̞oˈθi.xo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /reɡoˈsixo/ [re.ɣ̞oˈsi.xo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ixo
• Syllabification: re‧go‧ci‧jo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-der.

Spanish re-

Spanish gozo

Spanish -ijo

Spanish regocijo

From re- + gozo + -ijo.

Noun

regocijo m (plural regocijos)

1. widespread joy, jubilation

   Synonyms: alegría, júbilo

2. (by extension) an action that leads to this state of mind

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

regocijo

1. first-person singular present indicative of regocijar

Further reading

• “regocijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025