jocundo

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [joːˈkʊn.doː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [joˈkun.do] === Adjective === jōcundō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of jōcundus == Old Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin iōcundus, from Classical Latin iūcundus (“delightful, pleasant”), derived from iocus (“joke”). First attested in 1438 in Juan de Mena. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒoˈkundo/ === Adjective === jocundo jocund, jovial, cheerful ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: jocundo == Spanish == === Etymology === From late Old Spanish jocundo, from Late Latin iōcundus, from Classical iūcundus (“delightful, pleasant”), derived from iocus (“joke”). First attested in 1438 in Juan de Mena. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xoˈkundo/ [xoˈkũn̪.d̪o] Rhymes: -undo Syllabification: jo‧cun‧do === Adjective === jocundo (feminine jocunda, masculine plural jocundos, feminine plural jocundas) jocund jovial, cheerful Synonym: jovial ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “jocundo”, 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