higiénico

See also: higiênico

Portuguese

Etymology

From higiene +‎ -ico

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈʒjɛ.ni.ku/

• Hyphenation: hi‧gi‧é‧ni‧co

Adjective

higiénico (feminine higiénica, masculine plural higiénicos, feminine plural higiénicas)

1. European Portuguese standard spelling of higiênico

Derived terms

• higienicamente

Further reading

• “higiénico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From higiene +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈxjeniko/ [iˈxje.ni.ko]
• Rhymes: -eniko
• Syllabification: hi‧gié‧ni‧co

Adjective

higiénico (feminine higiénica, masculine plural higiénicos, feminine plural higiénicas)

1. hygienic

Derived terms

• antihigiénico
• higiénicamente
• papel higiénico

Further reading

• “higiénico”, 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