hipocondríaco

See also: hipocondriaco

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin hypochondriacus (“pertaining to or affecting the belly”), from Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌi.pɔ.kõˈdɾi.ɐ.ku/

Adjective

hipocondríaco (feminine hipocondríaca, masculine plural hipocondríacos, feminine plural hipocondríacas)

1. hypochondriac (affected by hypochondria)

Noun

hipocondríaco m (plural hipocondríacos, feminine hipocondríaca, feminine plural hipocondríacas)

1. hypochondriac (person affected by hypochondria)

Related terms

• hipocondria

Spanish

Alternative forms

• hipocondriaco

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ipokonˈdɾiako/ [i.po.kõn̪ˈd̪ɾi.a.ko]
• Rhymes: -iako
• Syllabification: hi‧po‧con‧drí‧a‧co

Adjective

hipocondríaco (feminine hipocondríaca, masculine plural hipocondríacos, feminine plural hipocondríacas)

1. hypochondriac (affected by hypochondria)

Noun

hipocondríaco m (plural hipocondríacos)

1. hypochondriac (person affected by hypochondria)

Further reading

• “hipocondríaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10