ludopatía

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ludus (“game”) + Spanish -patía (“-pathy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ludopaˈtia/ [lu.ð̞o.paˈt̪i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: lu‧do‧pa‧tí‧a

Noun

ludopatía f (plural ludopatías)

1. gambling addiction

Further reading

• “ludopatía”, 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