histérico
Portuguese
Adjective
histérico m (feminine singular histérica, masculine plural histéricos, feminine plural histéricas, comparable)
- hysterical (arising from hysteria)
- hysterical (having hysterics)
Noun
histérico m (plural histéricos, feminine histérica, feminine plural histéricas)
- hysteric (hysterical person)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”). See histeria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isˈteɾiko/, [isˈt̪eɾiko]
Adjective
histérico (feminine singular histérica, masculine plural histéricos, feminine plural histéricas)
- hysterical (of, or arising from hysteria)
Related terms
Further reading
- “histérico” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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