opiáceo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós

Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós)

Proto-Indo-European *-yóm

Proto-Hellenic

Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)

Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.

Latin opiumlbor.

Spanish opio

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks

Proto-Italic *-āks

Latin -āx

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos

Proto-Italic *-ejos

Proto-Italic *-eos

Latin -eus

Latin -āceuslbor.

Spanish -áceo

Spanish opiáceo

From opio + -áceo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈpjaθeo/ [oˈpja.θe.o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /oˈpjaseo/ [oˈpja.se.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθeo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -aseo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: o‧piá‧ce‧o

Adjective

opiáceo (feminine opiácea, masculine plural opiáceos, feminine plural opiáceas)

1. opiate

Related terms

• opiato
• opioide

Further reading

• “opiáceo”, 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