arsénico
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Galician
Etymology
Noun
arsénico m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “arsénico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Portuguese
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arsenicum.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ar‧sé‧ni‧co
Adjective
arsénico (feminine arsénica, masculine plural arsénicos, feminine plural arsénicas) (European Portuguese spelling)
- (inorganic chemistry) arsenic (related to arsenic acid)
Noun
arsénico m (plural arsénicos) (European Portuguese spelling)
- Synonym of arsénio
Further reading
- “arsénico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”), identified by folk etymology with ἄρσην (ársēn, “male, manly”), but actually from Semitic source, and ultimately from an Avestan term meaning "gold". More at arsenic.
Pronunciation
Noun
arsénico m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “arsénico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28