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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -õniku
- Hyphenation: crô‧ni‧co
Adjective
crônico (feminine crônica, masculine plural crônicos, feminine plural crônicas, not comparable) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- chronic
Further reading
- “crônico”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “crônico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “crónico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “crônico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “crónico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024