tranquilizante

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tranqüilizante (pre-1990 spelling)
• tranqùilizante (pre-reform spelling)

Etymology

From tranquilizar +‎ -ante (compare French tranquillisant).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.liˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.liˈzɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
• Hyphenation: tran‧qui‧li‧zan‧te

Adjective

tranquilizante m or f (plural tranquilizantes)

1. which tranquilises, calms down

   Synonym: calmante

Noun

tranquilizante m (plural tranquilizantes)

1. (pharmacology) tranquiliser (drug used to reduce anxiety or tension)

Further reading

• “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “tranquilizante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin tranquilluslbor.

Spanish tranquilo

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōlbor.

Old Spanish -izar

Spanish -izar

Spanish tranquilizar

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin -antem

Spanish -ante

Spanish tranquilizante

From tranquilizar + -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾankiliˈθante/ [t̪ɾãŋ.ki.liˈθãn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /tɾankiliˈsante/ [t̪ɾãŋ.ki.liˈsãn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: tran‧qui‧li‧zan‧te

Adjective

tranquilizante m or f (masculine and feminine plural tranquilizantes)

1. tranquilizing
2. soothing, relaxing

   Synonyms: calmante, relajante

Noun

tranquilizante m (plural tranquilizantes)

1. tranquilizer

   Synonyms: calmante, sedante

Related terms

• tranquilidad
• tranquilizar
• tranquilo

Further reading

• “tranquilizante”, 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