manicomio
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Spanish manicomio, based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manicomio m (plural manicomios)
- (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
- Synonym: hospital psiquiátrico
- madhouse (all senses)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manicomio m (plural manicomi)
- (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
- Synonym: ospedale psichiatrico
- 2007, “Ti regalerò una rosa”, performed by Simone Cristicchi:
- Credevo di parlare col demonio / Così mi hanno chiuso quarant'anni dentro a un manicomio
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- madhouse (all senses)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- manicomio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- manicomio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manicomio m (plural manicomios)
- (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
- Synonyms: (offensive) casa de locos, hospital psiquiátrico
- madhouse (all senses)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “manicomio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɔmjo
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