energúmeno

See also: energumeno

Galician

Etymology

From Latin energumenus. Compare English energumen.

Noun

energúmeno m (plural energúmenos, feminine energúmena, feminine plural energúmenas)

1. (derogatory) energumen

   Synonym: endemoñado

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin energūmenus. Compare English energumen.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.neʁˈɡũ.me.nu/ [e.neɦˈɡũ.me.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.neʁˈɡũ.me.nu/ [e.neɦˈɡũ.me.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /e.neɾˈɡũ.me.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.neʁˈɡũ.me.nu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /e.neɻˈɡũ.me.nu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.nɨɾˈɡu.mɨ.nu/ [i.nɨɾˈɣu.mɨ.nu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.nɨɾˈɡu.mɨ.nu/ [i.nɨɾˈɣu.mɨ.nu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.nɨɾˈɡu.mɨ.nu/

Noun

energúmeno m (plural energúmenos, feminine energúmena, feminine plural energúmenas)

1. (derogatory) energumen

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin energūmenus. Compare English energumen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eneɾˈɡumeno/ [e.neɾˈɣ̞u.me.no]
• Rhymes: -umeno
• Syllabification: e‧ner‧gú‧me‧no

Noun

energúmeno m (plural energúmenos, feminine energúmena, feminine plural energúmenas)

1. (derogatory) energumen (someone possessed by evil)
2. (Chile, derogatory) an ugly person

Further reading

• “energúmeno”, 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