parasuicidio

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

parasuicidio m (plural parasuicidios)

1. (psychiatry) parasuicide

Derived terms

• parasuicida

 

Further reading

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