hipocondríaco

Borrowed from Late Latin hypochondriacus (“pertaining to or affecting the belly”), from Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”).

hipocondríaco (feminine hipocondríaca, masculine plural hipocondríacos, feminine plural hipocondríacas)

1. hypochondriac (affected by hypochondria)

hipocondríaco m (plural hipocondríacos, feminine hipocondríaca, feminine plural hipocondríacas)

1. hypochondriac (person affected by hypochondria)

• hipocondria

• hipocondriaco

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”).

• IPA^(key): /ipokonˈdɾiako/ [i.po.kõn̪ˈd̪ɾi.a.ko]
• Rhymes: -iako
• Syllabification: hi‧po‧con‧drí‧a‧co

hipocondríaco (feminine hipocondríaca, masculine plural hipocondríacos, feminine plural hipocondríacas)

1. hypochondriac (affected by hypochondria)

hipocondríaco m (plural hipocondríacos)

1. hypochondriac (person affected by hypochondria)

• “hipocondríaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024