histérico

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: his‧té‧ri‧co

Adjective

histérico (feminine histérica, masculine plural histéricos, feminine plural histéricas)

  1. hysterical (arising from hysteria)
  2. hysterical (having hysterics)

Noun

histérico m (plural histéricos, feminine histérica, feminine plural histéricas)

  1. hysteric (hysterical person)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”). See histeria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /isˈteɾiko/
  • Rhymes: -eɾiko
  • Syllabification: his‧té‧ri‧co

Adjective

histérico (feminine histérica, masculine plural histéricos, feminine plural histéricas)

  1. hysterical (of, or arising from hysteria)

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