tétrico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin tetricus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.tɾi.ku/

• Hyphenation: té‧tri‧co

Adjective

tétrico (feminine tétrica, masculine plural tétricos, feminine plural tétricas)

1. gloomy, melancholic
2. funereal

   Synonym: fúnebre

Further reading

• “tétrico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “tétrico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tetricus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtetɾiko/ [ˈt̪e.t̪ɾi.ko]
• Rhymes: -etɾiko
• Syllabification: té‧tri‧co

Adjective

tétrico (feminine tétrica, masculine plural tétricos, feminine plural tétricas)

1. gloomy

   Synonyms: lóbrego, lúgubre, sombrío

Further reading

• “tétrico”, 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