tercio

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tercio. === Noun === tercio (plural tercios) (bullfighting) Any of the three stages of a bullfight: the vara, the banderilla and finally the death. (military) A mutually supportive infantry formation made up of pikemen, swordsmen and arquebusiers or musketeers. === Anagrams === erotic, ictero- == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteɾθjo/ [ˈt̪eɾ.θjo] (Spain) IPA(key): /ˈteɾsjo/ [ˈt̪eɾ.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾθjo (Spain) Rhymes: -eɾsjo (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ter‧cio === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin tertius. Doublet of tercia. ==== Adjective ==== tercio (feminine tercia, masculine plural tercios, feminine plural tercias) (fractional number) third, one of three equal parts ==== Noun ==== tercio m (plural tercios) (fractional number) third, one of three equal parts (bullfighting) tercio 0.33 liter bottle of beer Coordinate term: caña ===== Usage notes ===== This word is used to express the denominator of a fraction: The adjective tercero can also be used in this sense, but it should be accompanied by an auxiliary noun such as parte: ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== tercio first-person singular present indicative of terciar === Further reading === “tercio”, 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