How to Say "tercio" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “tercio” is “tercio” — C1 level.
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nounC1formal
historical Spanish infantry unit
Examples
Los tercios españoles fueron famosos en toda Europa.
The Spanish tercios were famous throughout Europe.
La faena entra ahora en el tercio de varas.
The bullfight is now entering the stage of the lances.
Estudiamos la organización del tercio en clase de historia.
We studied the organization of the 'tercio' in history class.
Capitalization
When referring to the historical military unit in a general sense, it is usually lowercased, but may be capitalized when referring to a specific historical group (e.g., El Tercio de Flandes).
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