enfermiço
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From enfermo + -iço. Compare Spanish enfermizo.
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ẽ.feɦˈmi.su], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈmi.su/ [ĩ.feɦˈmi.su]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɾˈmi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɾˈmi.su/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feʁˈmi.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feʁˈmi.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.feɻˈmi.so/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.feɻˈmi.so/
- Hyphenation: en‧fer‧mi‧ço
Adjective edit
enfermiço (feminine enfermiça, masculine plural enfermiços, feminine plural enfermiças)
- sickly (frequently ill)
- Synonyms: doentio, valetudinário
- sickly (having the appearance of sickness)
- Synonym: doentio
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:enfermiço.