megalómano
See also: megalômano
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- megalômano (Brazilian)
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɛ.ɡɐˈlɔ.mɐ.nu/ [mɛ.ɣɐˈlɔ.mɐ.nu]
- Hyphenation: me‧ga‧ló‧ma‧no
Adjective
megalómano (feminine megalómana, masculine plural megalómanos, feminine plural megalómanas)
- European Portuguese standard spelling of megalômano.
Noun
megalómano m (plural megalómanos, feminine megalómana, feminine plural megalómanas)
- European Portuguese standard spelling of megalômano.
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μεγαλο- (megalo-) (from μέγας (mégas, “great”)) + -mano, or a back-formation from megalomanía.
Noun
megalómano m (plural megalómanos, feminine megalómana, feminine plural megalómanas)
- megalomaniac
Related terms
- megalomanía
Further reading
- “megalómano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014