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Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin melancholia, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía, “blackness of the bile”).
Noun
melancolía f (plural melancolías)
- melancholy
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin melancholia, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía, “blackness of the bile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /melankoˈlia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: me‧lan‧co‧lí‧a
Noun
melancolía f (plural melancolías)
- melancholy
Further reading