ópio

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὄπῐον (ópĭon), through Latin opium. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔpiu, -ɔpju Hyphenation: ó‧pi‧o === Noun === ópio m (plural ópios) opium narcotic juice obtained from some species of poppies, such as poppy, which provides important alkaloids (morphine, papaverine) for therapeutic applications drug that is obtained from that substance (figuratively) which causes falling asleep, numbness (figuratively) treachery ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ópio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ópio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026