enfermiço

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From enfermo +‎ -iço. Compare Spanish enfermizo.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ẽ.feɦˈmi.su], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ĩ.feɦˈmi.su]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɾˈmi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɾˈmi.su/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈmi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈmi.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɻˈmi.so/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɻˈmi.so/

  • Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mi‧ço

Adjective

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enfermiço (feminine enfermiça, masculine plural enfermiços, feminine plural enfermiças)

  1. sickly (frequently ill)
    Synonyms: doentio, valetudinário
  2. sickly (having the appearance of sickness)
    Synonym: doentio

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:enfermiço.

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