colérico

See also: colerico

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlɛɾiko/ [koˈlɛ.ɾi.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɾiko
• Hyphenation: co‧lé‧ri‧co

Adjective

colérico (feminine colérica, masculine plural coléricos, feminine plural coléricas)

1. choleric (easily becoming angry)

Related terms

• cólera

Further reading

• “colérico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From cólera + -ico.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.ɾi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.ɾi.ku/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.ɾi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlɛ.ɾi.ku/

• Hyphenation: co‧lé‧ri‧co

Adjective

colérico (feminine colérica, masculine plural coléricos, feminine plural coléricas)

1. choleric (all senses)
2. indignant

Further reading

• “colérico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “colérico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From cólera + -ico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈleɾiko/ [koˈle.ɾi.ko]
• Rhymes: -eɾiko
• Syllabification: co‧lé‧ri‧co

Adjective

colérico (feminine colérica, masculine plural coléricos, feminine plural coléricas)

1. choleric (easily becoming angry)

   Synonyms: irascible, mañoso, mal genio, enojadizo, enojón

Further reading

• “colérico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025