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Inherited from Spanish rezo (“prayer”).

• Hyphenation: re‧zo

rezo

1. prayer

• Hyphenation: re‧zo

Deverbal from rezar.

rezo m (plural rezos)

1. prayer (action and effect of praying)
2. prayer (each of the formulas fixed by tradition or improvised, through the cales believers communicate with the divinity)

   Synonym: oración

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rezar

• “rezo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

rezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rezar

• IPA^(key): /ˈreθo/ [ˈre.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈreso/ [ˈre.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -eso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: re‧zo

Deverbal from rezar (“pray, recite mass”).

rezo m (plural rezos)

1. prayer, especially a memorized prayer such as the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, etc., that is repeated or recited, rather than sung

   Synonyms: oración, plegaria

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of rezar

• “rezo”, 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