tóxico

See also: toxico and toxico-

Asturian

Adjective

tóxico

1. neuter of tóxicu

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Adjective

tóxico (feminine tóxica, masculine plural tóxicos, feminine plural tóxicas)

1. toxic

Derived terms

• toxicidade

Further reading

• “tóxico” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔk.si.ku/, /ˈtɔ.ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔk.si.ku/, /ˈtɔ.ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔk.si.ko/, /ˈtɔ.ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ksi.ku/, /ˈtɔ.ʃi.ku/

• Hyphenation: tó‧xi‧co

Noun

tóxico m (plural tóxicos)

1. (toxicology) poison (substance harmful to a living organism)

   Synonyms: peçonha, toxina, veneno

2. a recreational drug

   Synonyms: droga, narcótico

Adjective

tóxico (feminine tóxica, masculine plural tóxicos, feminine plural tóxicas)

1. (toxicology) toxic (harmful to a living organism)

   Synonyms: intoxicante, peçonhento, venenoso

Antonyms

• atóxico

Related terms

• endotóxico
• intoxicação
• intoxicado
• intoxicamento
• intoxicante
• intoxicar
• toxicar
• toxicemia
• toxicêmico
• toxicidade
• toxicofobia
• toxicófobo

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”). Cf. also tósigo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoɡsiko/ [ˈt̪oɣ̞.si.ko]
• Rhymes: -oɡsiko
• Syllabification: tó‧xi‧co

Adjective

tóxico (feminine tóxica, masculine plural tóxicos, feminine plural tóxicas)

1. toxic

   Synonym: venenoso

Derived terms

• agrotóxico
• antitóxico
• endotóxico
• exotóxico
• masculinidad tóxica

 

Related terms

• tósigo
• toxicidad
• toxicómano
• toxina

 

Further reading

• “tóxico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014