médico

See also: medico, medicó, medicò, and medico-

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish médico.

Noun

médico

1. doctor

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin medicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛdiko/ [ˈmɛ.ð̞i.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛdiko
• Hyphenation: mé‧di‧co

Noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

1. doctor

   Synonym: doutor

Further reading

• “médico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.di.ku/ [ˈmɛ.ði.ku]

• Rhymes: -ɛd͡ʒiku, -ɛdiku
• Hyphenation: mé‧di‧co

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin medicus.

Noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

1. doctor
   1. (by extension, figurative) consulting room, clinic

      Synonym: consultório

   2. (Brazil, by extension, figurative) remedy

      Synonym: remédio

Adjective

médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)

1. medical

   Synonym: medicinal

   posto médico ― clinic (literally: medical post

   emergência médica ― medical emergency

Related terms

• médica
• medicina

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin mēdicus

Adjective

médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)

1. (dated) Median

   Synonym: medo

Further reading

• “médico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “médico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “médico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmediko/ [ˈme.ð̞i.ko]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ediko
• Syllabification: mé‧di‧co

Noun

médico m (plural médicos, feminine médica, feminine plural médicas)

1. doctor

   Synonym: doctor

2. physician

   Synonym: facultativo

Usage notes

• Médico may also be used in the feminine to refer to a female doctor, but this usage is nonstandard.

Hyponyms

• médico de cabecera
• médico de familia
• médico general (“general practitioner”)

 

Related terms

• médica
• medicamento
• medicina

 

Descendants

• → Chayuco Mixtec: mɨdicu
• → Maranao: midiko
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mierco
• → Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: médico

Adjective

médico (feminine médica, masculine plural médicos, feminine plural médicas)

1. medical

Derived terms

• parte médico

 

Further reading

• “médico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• décimo