manicómio
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Based on nosocómio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧có‧mi‧o
Noun[edit]
manicómio m (plural manicómios) (European spelling)
- (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
- Synonyms: hospício, (offensive) frenocómio, hospital psiquiátrico
- madhouse (all senses)