manicomio

See also: manicómio and manicômio

Galician

Etymology

Spanish manicomio, based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/, [mäniˈkɔmjʊ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧co‧mio

Noun

manicomio m (plural manicomios)

1. (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital

   Synonym: hospital psiquiátrico

2. madhouse (all senses)

Italian

Etymology

Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/
• Rhymes: -ɔmjo
• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧cò‧mio

Noun

manicomio m (plural manicomi)

1. (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital

   Synonym: ospedale psichiatrico

   • 2007, “Ti regalerò una rosa”, performed by Simone Cristicchi:

     Credevo di parlare col demonio / Così mi hanno chiuso quarant'anni dentro a un manicomio

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. madhouse (all senses)

Derived terms

• manicomiale

Further reading

• manicomio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• manicomio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Anagrams

• incoiammo, omonimica

Spanish

Etymology

Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maniˈkomjo/ [ma.niˈko.mjo]
• Rhymes: -omjo
• Syllabification: ma‧ni‧co‧mio

Noun

manicomio m (plural manicomios)

1. (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital

   Synonyms: (offensive) casa de locos, hospital psiquiátrico

2. madhouse (all senses)

Derived terms

• manicomial

Further reading

• “manicomio”, 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