enfermiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From enfermo +‎ -iço. Compare Spanish enfermizo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ẽ.feɦˈmi.su], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ĩ.feɦˈmi.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ẽ.feɦˈmi.su], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ĩ.feɦˈmi.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɾˈmi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɾˈmi.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈmi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈmi.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɻˈmi.so/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɻˈmi.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.fɨɾˈmi.su/

• Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mi‧ço

Adjective

enfermiço (feminine enfermiça, masculine plural enfermiços, feminine plural enfermiças)

1. sickly (frequently ill)

   Synonyms: doentio, valetudinário

2. sickly (having the appearance of sickness)

   Synonym: doentio

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:enfermiço.

Related terms

• enfermo