constipado

Galician

Etymology

From Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konstiˈpado/ [kons̺.t̪iˈpa.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: cons‧ti‧pa‧do

Adjective

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. (pathology) blocked up (nasally congested)

   Synonyms: acatarrado, resfriado

Noun

constipado m (plural constipados)

1. (medicine) a cold

   Synonyms: catarro, resfriado

Participle

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. past participle of constipar

See also

• constiparse

Further reading

• “constipado”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “constipado”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.t͡ʃiˈpa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõs.t͡ʃiˈpa.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.t͡ʃiˈpa.du/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.tiˈpa.du/ [kõʃ.tiˈpa.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.tiˈpa.du/ [kõʃ.tiˈpa.ðu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõʃ.tiˈpa.du/

• Hyphenation: cons‧ti‧pa‧do

Etymology 1

From Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).

Adjective

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas) (medicine)

1. (Brazil) constipated
2. (Portugal) blocked up (nasally congested)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. masculine singular past participle of constipar

Further reading

• “constipado”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “constipado”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “constipado”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “constipado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “constipado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

FWOTD – 10 December 2012

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konstiˈpado/ [kõns.t̪iˈpa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: cons‧ti‧pa‧do

Adjective

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. (medicine) blocked up (nasally congested)
   • 10 Nov 2012, Ferran Adrià, Ferran Adrià: Las dietas no funcionan, solo funciona la constancia, Diario La Vanguardia.

     La alimentación es importante para cualquier enfermo porque un buen plato, un caldo elaborado y gustoso, cuando estamos constipados nos devuelve la vida.

     Diet is important for any sick person because a good meal, a prepared and tasty stew, brings us back to life when we have a cough.

   Synonyms: acatarrado, resfriado

Usage notes

• Constipado is a false friend and does not mean constipated. The Spanish word for constipated is estreñido or estreñida.

Noun

constipado m (plural constipados)

1. (medicine) cold

   Synonyms: catarro, resfriado

Participle

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. past participle of constipar

Further reading

• “constipado”, 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