tóxico

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔk.si.ku/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔk.si.ko/
• (sense: recreational drug, humorous mispronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ʃi.ku/
• Hyphenation: tó‧xi‧co

Noun

tóxico m (plural tóxicos)

1. (toxicology) poison (substance harmful to a living organism)
2. a recreational drug

Adjective

tóxico m (feminine singular tóxica, masculine plural tóxicos, feminine plural tóxicas, comparable)

1. (toxicology) toxic (harmful to a living organism)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”). Cf. also tósigo,.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoksiko/

Adjective

tóxico (feminine singular tóxica, masculine plural tóxicos, feminine plural tóxicas)

1. toxic

Further reading

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