adicto
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin addictus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒik.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒik.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈdi.ktu/ [ɐˈði.ktu]
- Hyphenation: a‧dic‧to
Noun
adicto m (plural adictos)
- addict, junkie (person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug)
- Synonym: viciado
Related terms
- adicção
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin addictus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈdiɡto/ [aˈð̞iɣ̞.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -iɡto
- Syllabification: a‧dic‧to
Adjective
adicto (feminine adicta, masculine plural adictos, feminine plural adictas)
- addicted
- Synonym: viciado
Noun
adicto m (plural adictos, feminine adicta, feminine plural adictas)
- addict
- junkie (an enthusiast of something)
Related terms
- adicción
- adictivo
Further reading
- “adicto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014