épico

epic

adjective EH-pee-koh Rare

Origin: Greek epikos, from epos (word, song)

Usage Note

Épico retains its accent on the first syllable, making it a proparoxytone (esdrújula) — the written accent is obligatory. Beyond its literary sense (an epic poem or narrative), it has been adopted in informal speech to mean something impressively grand or extraordinary, mirroring English colloquial use of 'epic'.

Examples

"La batalla fue un combate épico."

Natural Translation

The battle was an epic fight.

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