parasuicidio

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from English parasuicide. By surface analysis, para- (“resembling”) +‎ suicidio (“suicide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɾaswiˈθidjo/ [pa.ɾa.swiˈθi.ð̞jo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /paɾaswiˈsidjo/ [pa.ɾa.swiˈsi.ð̞jo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -idjo
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧sui‧ci‧dio

Noun

parasuicidio m (plural parasuicidios)

  1. (psychiatry) parasuicide

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “parasuicidio” in Diccionario de términos médicos, Real Academia Nacional de Medicina, 2012.
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