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dicho

said

adjective DEE-choh Less Common
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Also means

aforementioned

Usage Note

Dicho before a noun is a formal determiner meaning 'the said/aforementioned', common in legal and official writing: dicho contrato ('the said contract'). It is also the past participle of decir ('to say'): lo he dicho ('I have said it'). The noun un dicho means 'a saying, a proverb'. The feminine form is dicha; as a noun la dicha means 'happiness, bliss'.

Examples

"Dicho informe fue aprobado ayer."

Natural Translation

The aforementioned report was approved yesterday.

Literal Translation

Said report was approved yesterday

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