policlínica
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.liˈklĩ.ni.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.liˈkli.ni.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.liˈkli.ni.kɐ/
Noun
policlínica f (plural policlínicas)
- polyclinic (a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Poliklinik, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) and Klinik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poliˈklinika/ [po.liˈkli.ni.ka]
- Rhymes: -inika
- Syllabification: po‧li‧clí‧ni‧ca
Further reading
- “policlínico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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