heracleo
/eɾakleo/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'jacked' can be translated into Spanish as heracleo. Wiktionary also lists fisicudo.
Meaning: strong and/or muscled (adj)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| heracleo | /eɾakleo/ (from spelling rules) | |
| fisicudo | /fisikudo/ (from spelling rules) | Bolivia |
This term is used to describe someone who is particularly strong or heavily muscled.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The word fisicudo is used specifically in Bolivia to describe someone who is muscular or jacked.
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, heracleo must agree in gender and number with the person being described. For example, you would use heraclea for a woman and heracleos for a group.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɾakleo/
When do people say it?
An informal way to express being 'jacked' or 'as strong as an ox' is the idiom Estar como un toro, which literally translates to 'to be like a bull'.
Did you know?
- In Mexico, the slang term mamadísimo is used to describe someone 'jacked', but it is derived from a word that also refers to the act of breastfeeding.
- In Spain, a person who is 'jacked' or very large-framed might be called macizo, a word that also means 'solid' or 'sturdy' when referring to construction materials.
- The Bolivian word fisicudo uses the suffix -udo to turn a noun into an adjective of abundance, similar to how barbudo describes someone with a large beard.
Examples in context
- Esteban se la pasa en el gimnasio y está mamado de tanto ejercicio.Esteban is always at the gym and he's jacked from all the exercise.
- Juan entrena todos los días y está como un toro.Juan trains every day and he's jacked.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are at the gym.
- LucíaMira a ese chico, está heracleo.Look at that guy, he is jacked.
- DanielSí, debe levantar mucho peso.Yes, he must lift a lot of weight.
- LucíaYo quiero estar así de fuerte.I want to be that strong.
- DanielSigue entrenando y lo lograrás, Lucía.Keep training and you will achieve it, Lucía.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “jacked” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
