enfermiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From enfermo +‎ -iço. Compare Spanish enfermizo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ẽ.feɦˈmi.su], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ĩ.feɦˈmi.su]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɾˈmi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɾˈmi.su/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈmi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈmi.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɻˈmi.so/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɻˈmi.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.fɨɾˈmi.su/

Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mi‧ço

Adjective

enfermiço (feminine enfermiça, masculine plural enfermiços, feminine plural enfermiças)

sickly (frequently ill)
Synonyms: doentio, valetudinário
sickly (having the appearance of sickness)
Synonym: doentio

Quotations

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Related terms

enfermo

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