manicomio
Galician
Etymology
Spanish manicomio, based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/, [mäniˈkɔmjʊ]
- Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧co‧mio
Noun
manicomio m (plural manicomios)
- (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
- Synonym: hospital psiquiátrico
- madhouse (all senses)
Italian
Etymology
Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/
- Rhymes: -ɔmjo
- Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧cò‧mio
Noun
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
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- madhouse (all senses)
Derived terms
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maniˈkomjo/ [ma.niˈko.mjo]
- Rhymes: -omjo
- Syllabification: ma‧ni‧co‧mio
Noun
manicomio m (plural manicomios)
- (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
- Synonyms: (offensive) casa de locos, hospital psiquiátrico
- madhouse (all senses)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “manicomio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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