drogadicto

Spanish

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English drug addict, from a compound of droga (“drug”) +‎ adicto (“addict”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɾoɡaˈdiɡto/ [d̪ɾo.ɣ̞aˈð̞iɣ̞.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -iɡto
  • Syllabification: dro‧ga‧dic‧to

Adjective

drogadicto (feminine drogadicta, masculine plural drogadictos, feminine plural drogadictas)

  1. addicted to drugs

Noun

drogadicto m (plural drogadictos, feminine drogadicta, feminine plural drogadictas)

  1. drug addict, drughead
    Synonyms: (colloquial) yonki, (colloquial) drogata

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