Spanish Conversation · Level 96
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Spanish word
tercio
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈteɾθjo/
Meaning
- masculine nounone third
Example
Dedico un tercio de mi día al estudio.
I spend one third of my day studying.
More examples
Queda solo un tercio de la pizza.
Only one third of the pizza remains.
Core concept
A one-third share of a quantity.
Common phrases
un tercio del total
one third of the total
un tercio de
one third of
más de un tercio de
more than one third of
Similar words
parte: An unspecified part or segment of a whole.
porción: An amount or serving of food.
trozo: A piece cut or broken off from something.
tercera parte: One of three parts of a whole.
Definition in Spanish
Fracción que representa la tercera parte de un conjunto; se emplea para indicar 1/3 de una cantidad.
Word origin
Derived from Latin tertius 'third', with the root tert- plus a noun-forming development yielding Spanish tercio for a one-third share.
Usage tips
- Tercio is a noun while tercero is the ordinal and shortens to tercer before a masculine singular noun, as in tercer piso.