lacrimógeno

From Latin lacrima (“tear”) + -geno.

• IPA^(key): /lakɾiˈmoxeno/ [la.kɾiˈmo.xe.no]
• Rhymes: -oxeno
• Syllabification: la‧cri‧mó‧ge‧no

lacrimógeno (feminine lacrimógena, masculine plural lacrimógenos, feminine plural lacrimógenas)

1. (relational) tear (of the eyes); tear-inducing
2. tearful, causing tears; sad, emotional

   Synonyms: lacrimoso, lagrimoso

3. lachrymatory

• “lacrimógeno”, 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