manicómio
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Based on nosocómio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧có‧mi‧o
Noun edit
manicómio m (plural manicómios) (European spelling)
- (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
- Synonyms: hospício, (offensive) frenocómio, hospital psiquiátrico
- madhouse (all senses)