crónico

See also: cronico and crônico

Galician

Etymology

From Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾoniko/ [ˈkɾo.ni.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -oniko
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɔniko/ [ˈkɾɔ.ni.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔniko
• Hyphenation: cró‧ni‧co

Adjective

crónico (feminine crónica, masculine plural crónicos, feminine plural crónicas)

1. chronic

Derived terms

• cronicamente

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• crônico (Brazil)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɔ.ni.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɔniku
• Hyphenation: cró‧ni‧co

Adjective

crónico (feminine crónica, masculine plural crónicos, feminine plural crónicas, not comparable) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. chronic

Derived terms

• cronicamente

Further reading

• “crónico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “crónico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “crónico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “crónico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cronico (c. 1250), borrowed from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾoniko/ [ˈkɾo.ni.ko]

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• Rhymes: -oniko
• Syllabification: cró‧ni‧co

Adjective

crónico (feminine crónica, masculine plural crónicos, feminine plural crónicas)

1. chronic

Derived terms

• crónicamente
• cronicidad
• enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

Further reading

• “crónico”, 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