constipado
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)
- (pathology) blocked up (nasally congested)
- Synonyms: acatarrado, resfriado
Noun edit
constipado m (plural constipados)
Participle edit
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)
See also edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)
- (medicine) blocked up (nasally congested)
- 10 Nov 2012, Ferran Adrià, Ferran Adrià: Las dietas no funcionan, solo funciona la constancia, Diario La Vanguardia.
- La alimentación es importante para cualquier enfermo porque un buen plato, un caldo elaborado y gustoso, cuando estamos constipados nos devuelve la vida.
- Diet is important for any sick person because a good meal, a prepared and tasty stew, brings us back to life when we have a cough.
- Synonyms: acatarrado, resfriado
- 10 Nov 2012, Ferran Adrià, Ferran Adrià: Las dietas no funcionan, solo funciona la constancia, Diario La Vanguardia.
Usage notes edit
- Constipado is a false friend, and does not mean constipated. The Spanish word for constipated is estreñido or estreñida.
Noun edit
constipado m (plural constipados)
Participle edit
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)
Further reading edit
- “constipado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014