médico

See also: medico, medicó, medicò, and medico-

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish médico.

Noun

médico

  1. doctor

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin medicus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛdiko/ [ˈmɛ.ð̞i.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛdiko
  • Hyphenation: mé‧di‧co

Noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

  1. doctor
    Synonym: doutor

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.ko/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.di.ku/ [ˈmɛ.ði.ku]

  • Rhymes: -ɛd͡ʒiku, -ɛdiku
  • Hyphenation: mé‧di‧co

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin medicus.

Noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

  1. doctor, physician
    1. (by extension, figurative) consulting room, clinic
      Synonym: consultório
    2. (Brazil, by extension, figurative) remedy
      Synonym: remédio

Adjective

médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)

  1. medical
    Synonym: medicinal
    posto médico ― clinic (literally: medical post
    emergência médica ― medical emergency

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin mēdicus

Adjective

médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)

  1. (dated) Median
    Synonym: medo

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medicus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmediko/ [ˈme.ð̞i.ko]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ediko
  • Syllabification: mé‧di‧co

Noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

  1. doctor
    Synonym: doctor
  2. 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

Descendants

  • → Chayuco Mixtec: mɨdicu
  • → Maranao: midiko
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mierco
  • → Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: médico

Adjective

médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)

  1. medical

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “médico”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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