zortziko

== English == === Alternative forms === zortzico === Etymology === From Basque zortziko. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsoɹtˌsi.koʊ/, /ˈsoɹtˌsi.kəʊ/ === Noun === zortziko (plural zortzikos) (music) A dance rhythm that originated in the Basque Country, with a distinctive 5/8 time signature consisting of three subdivisions of 1, 2, and 2 beats. == Basque == === Etymology === From zortzi (“eight”) +‎ -ko. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iko, -o Hyphenation: zor‧tzi‧ko === Noun === zortziko inan octet (group of eight people or things) Synonym: zortzikote (archaic) a coin worth eight reals zortziko (a dance rhythm) the number eight Synonym: zortzi ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Numeral === zortziko locative inanimate singular of zortzi === Further reading === “zortziko”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “zortziko”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005