noun🔗ShareJeroglíficos(chiefly in the plural) a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus"The museum exhibit featured examples of hieroglyphic writing, showing how ancient Egyptians used picture symbols to form their language. "La exhibición del museo presentó ejemplos de escritura jeroglífica, mostrando cómo los antiguos egipcios usaban símbolos pictóricos para formar su idioma.writinglanguagehistoryarchaeologycommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJeroglíficoAny symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph"The Egyptologist carefully copied each hieroglyphic from the ancient tomb wall. "El egiptólogo copió cuidadosamente cada jeroglífico de la pared de la antigua tumba.writingsignlanguagesystemhistorycommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscritura indescifrable, símbolo secreto(by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol"The old, dusty ledger contained a hieroglyphic script that no one could understand. "El viejo y polvoriento libro de cuentas contenía una escritura indescifrable que nadie podía entender.writingsignlanguagecommunicationhistorycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareJeroglíficoOf, relating to, or written with this system of symbols"hieroglyphic obelisk"obelisco jeroglíficowritinglanguagehistoryarchaeologycommunicationsigncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDifícil de descifrarDifficult to decipher"The doctor's handwriting was so hieroglyphic that the pharmacist struggled to read the prescription. "La letra del médico era tan difícil de descifrar que el farmacéutico tuvo dificultades para leer la receta.languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading