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icono

icon

noun ee-KOH-noh Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Origin: From Greek eikón (image), via Latin and Byzantine art usage.

Also means

symbol

Usage Note

Icono covers both the religious painted image venerated in Orthodox Christianity and the modern digital desktop icon. The plural iconos is regular. In art history contexts it often refers specifically to Byzantine sacred images, while in computing it is the standard word for a clickable symbol on a screen.

Examples

"Hizo clic en el icono de la carpeta."

Natural Translation

He clicked on the folder icon.

Literal Translation

He made click on the icon of the folder.

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