médico
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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Noun
médico
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin medicus.
Pronunciation
Noun
médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)
Further reading
- “médico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin medicus.
Noun
médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)
- doctor, physician
- (by extension, figurative) consulting room, clinic
- Synonym: consultório
- (Brazil, by extension, figurative) remedy
- Synonym: remédio
- (by extension, figurative) consulting room, clinic
Adjective
médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)
- medical
- Synonym: medicinal
- posto médico ― clinic (literally: medical post
- emergência médica ― medical emergency
Related terms
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Latin mēdicus
Adjective
médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)
Further reading
- “médico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “médico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “médico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin medicus.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)
- doctor
- Synonym: doctor
- physician
- Synonym: facultativo
Usage notes
- Médico may also be used in the feminine to refer to a female doctor, but this usage is nonstandard.
Hyponyms
- médico de cabecera
- médico de familia
- médico general (“general practitioner”)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Chayuco Mixtec: mɨdicu
- → Maranao: midiko
- → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mierco
- → Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: médico
Adjective
médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “médico”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “médico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10