cacoete

Significat (Anglès)

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

Sinònims

tique

espasmo

trejeito

Traduccions

tic

Zuckung

cacoethes

jerk

tic

convulsion

grimace

spasme

sursaut

tressaillement

soubresaut

myoclonie

clonie

scatto

sobbalzo

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ka.koˈe.t͡ʃi/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Manllevat de llatí: 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”).