Masculí

manicomio

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (masculine, offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
  2. (masculine) madhouse (all senses)
  3. (colloquial, figuratively, masculine) a mess

Freqüència

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Amb guionet com a
ma‧ni‧cò‧mio
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/
Etimologia (Anglès)

Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).

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