cacoete

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) tic (repetitive habit)
2. (masculine) grimace

Sinonieme

tique

espasmo

trejeito

Vertalings

tic

Zuckung

cacoethes

jerk

tic

convulsion

grimace

spasme

sursaut

tressaillement

soubresaut

myoclonie

clonie

scatto

sobbalzo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ka.koˈe.t͡ʃi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Latyn: cacoēthes

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin cacoēthes, from Ancient Greek κακόηθες (kakóēthes), neuter singular of κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”).