helecho

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish felecho, from Latin filictum (“fernbrake”), from filix (“fern”). Compare Asturian felechu, Friulian felet, Galician fieito, and Portuguese feto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈlet͡ʃo/ [eˈle.t͡ʃo] Rhymes: -etʃo Syllabification: he‧le‧cho === Noun === helecho m (plural helechos) fern ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “helecho”, 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