simpático

See also: simpatico

Portuguese

Etymology

From French sympathique.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈpa.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈpa.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈpa.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈpa.ti.ku/

• Hyphenation: sim‧pá‧ti‧co

Adjective

simpático (feminine simpática, masculine plural simpáticos, feminine plural simpáticas, comparable, comparative mais simpático, superlative o mais simpático or simpaticíssimo or simpatiquíssimo)

1. nice, pleasant, likable
2. (relational) sympathy; sympathetic
3. showing sympathy; sympathetic
4. prone to display sympathy; sympathetic; nice

Spanish

Etymology

From simpatía +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simˈpatiko/ [sĩmˈpa.t̪i.ko]

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• Rhymes: -atiko
• Syllabification: sim‧pá‧ti‧co

Adjective

simpático (feminine simpática, masculine plural simpáticos, feminine plural simpáticas)

1. nice, pleasant, likable
2. (anatomy) sympathetic (related to the sympathetic nervous system)

Derived terms

• parasimpático
• simpáticamente
• simpaticón
• sistema nervioso simpático

 

Related terms

• simpatía

 

Further reading

• “simpático”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014