pletórico

See also: pletorico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin plēthōricus, from Ancient Greek πληθωρικός (plēthōrikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pleˈtoɾiko/ [pleˈt̪o.ɾi.ko]
• Rhymes: -oɾiko
• Syllabification: ple‧tó‧ri‧co

Adjective

pletórico (feminine pletórica, masculine plural pletóricos, feminine plural pletóricas)

1. (medicine) plethoric
2. plethoric; overabundant
   • 1912, Arturo Reyes, Sangre torera:

     sus grandes ojos brillaban pletóricos de alegría y de sorpresa

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. on top form; on fire

Related terms

• plétora

 

Further reading

• “pletórico”, 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