médico

médico

See also: medico, medicó, medicò, and medico-

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish médico.

Noun

médico

1. doctor

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Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛðikʊ/

Noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

1. doctor

Further reading

• “médico” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin medicus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.di.ku/ [ˈmɛ.ði.ku]

• Hyphenation: mé‧di‧co

Noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

1. doctor

Related terms

• médica
• medicina

Adjective

médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)

1. medical

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medicus.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmediko/ [ˈme.ð̞i.ko]

• Audio (Colombia)

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• Rhymes: -ediko
• Syllabification: mé‧di‧co

Noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

1. doctor, physician

   Synonym: doctor

Usage notes

Médico may also be used in the feminine to refer to a female doctor, but this usage is nonstandard.

Hyponyms

• médico de cabecera
• médico de familia
• médico general (“general practitioner”)

Related terms

• médica
• medicina
• medicamento

Descendants

• → Chayuco Mixtec: mɨdicu
• → Maranao: midiko
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mierco
• → Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: médico

Adjective

médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)

1. medical

Derived terms

• parte médico

References

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

• “médico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• décimo