tóxico
Asturian
Adjective
tóxico
- neuter of tóxicu
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).
Adjective
tóxico m (feminine singular tóxica, masculine plural tóxicos, feminine plural tóxicas)
- toxic
Further reading
- “tóxico” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔk.si.ku/
- (sense: recreational drug, humorous mispronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ʃi.ku/
- Hyphenation: tó‧xi‧co
Noun
tóxico m (plural tóxicos)
- (toxicology) poison (substance harmful to a living organism)
- Synonyms: peçonha, toxina, veneno
- a recreational drug
- Synonyms: droga, narcótico
Adjective
tóxico (feminine tóxica, masculine plural tóxicos, feminine plural tóxicas)
- (toxicology) toxic (harmful to a living organism)
- Synonyms: intoxicante, peçonhento, venenoso
Antonyms
- atóxico
Related terms
- endotóxico
- intoxicação
- intoxicado
- intoxicamento
- intoxicante
- intoxicar
- toxicar
- toxicemia
- toxicêmico
- toxicidade
- toxicofobia
- toxicófobo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”). Cf. also tósigo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoɡsiko/ [ˈt̪oɣ̞.si.ko]
- Rhymes: -oɡsiko
- Syllabification: tó‧xi‧co
Adjective
tóxico (feminine tóxica, masculine plural tóxicos, feminine plural tóxicas)
- toxic
- Synonym: venenoso
Derived terms
- agrotóxico
- antitóxico
- endotóxico
- exotóxico
Related terms
- toxicidad
- toxina
- toxicómano
- tósigo
Further reading
- “tóxico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014