enfermizo

Asturian

Adjective

enfermizo

1. neuter of enfermizu

Spanish

Etymology

From enfermo +‎ -izo. Compare Portuguese enfermiço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enfeɾˈmiθo/ [ẽɱ.feɾˈmi.θo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /enfeɾˈmiso/ [ẽɱ.feɾˈmi.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -iso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: en‧fer‧mi‧zo

Adjective

enfermizo (feminine enfermiza, masculine plural enfermizos, feminine plural enfermizas)

1. sickly
2. (figurative) unhealthy

   Synonym: insalubre

Derived terms

• enfermizamente

Further reading

• “enfermizo”, 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