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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cōlicus, from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós), from κῶλον (kôlon, “colon”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
cólico (feminine cólica, masculine plural cólicos, feminine plural cólicas)
- (anatomy) colic (relating to the colon)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin colicus from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós), from κῶλον (kôlon, “colon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoliko/
- Rhymes: -oliko
- Syllabification: có‧li‧co
Adjective
cólico (feminine cólica, masculine plural cólicos, feminine plural cólicas)
- (anatomy) colic (relating to the colon)
Derived terms
Noun
cólico m (plural cólicos)
- (pathology) colic (severe pains in the abdomen)
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