arsénico
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
arsénico m (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “arsénico” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese edit
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin arsenicum.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ar‧sé‧ni‧co
Adjective edit
arsénico (feminine arsénica, masculine plural arsénicos, feminine plural arsénicas) (European spelling)
- (inorganic chemistry) arsenic (related to arsenic acid)
Noun edit
arsénico m (plural arsénicos) (European spelling)
- Synonym of arsénio
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”), identified by folk etymology with ἄρσην (ársēn, “male, manly”), but actually from Semitic source, and ultimately from an Avestan term meaning "gold". More at arsenic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arsénico m (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “arsénico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014