cáustico

See also: caustico

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaws.t͡ʃi.ku/ [ˈkaʊ̯s.t͡ʃi.ku]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkawʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [ˈkaʊ̯ʃ.t͡ʃi.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaws.t͡ʃi.ko/ [ˈkaʊ̯s.t͡ʃi.ko]

  • Hyphenation: cáus‧ti‧co

Adjective

cáustico (feminine cáustica, masculine plural cáusticos, feminine plural cáusticas)

  1. caustic (capable of destroying organic tissue)
  2. (figurative) caustic (very critical or unpleasant)

Noun

cáustico m (plural cáusticos)

  1. caustic (substance which burns, corrodes or destroys organic tissue)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin caustĭcus, from Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaustiko/ [ˈkau̯s.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -austiko
  • Syllabification: cáus‧ti‧co

Adjective

cáustico (feminine cáustica, masculine plural cáusticos, feminine plural cáusticas)

  1. acrimonious; caustic

Derived terms

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