constipado
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /konstiˈpado/ [kons̺.t̪iˈpa.ð̞ʊ]
Rhymes: -ado
Hyphenation: cons‧ti‧pa‧do
=== Adjective ===
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)
(pathology) blocked up (nasally congested)
Synonyms: acatarrado, resfriado
=== Noun ===
constipado m (plural constipados)
(medicine) a cold
Synonyms: catarro, resfriado
=== Participle ===
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)
past participle of constipar
=== See also ===
constiparse
=== Further reading ===
“constipado”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“constipado”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: cons‧ti‧pa‧do
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).
==== Adjective ====
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas) (medicine)
(Brazil) constipated
(Portugal) blocked up (nasally congested)
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Participle ====
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)
masculine singular past participle of constipar
=== Further reading ===
“constipado”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“constipado”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“constipado”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
“constipado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“constipado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /konstiˈpado/ [kõns.t̪iˈpa.ð̞o]
Rhymes: -ado
Syllabification: cons‧ti‧pa‧do
=== Adjective ===
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)
(medicine) blocked up (nasally congested)
10 Nov 2012, Ferran Adrià, Ferran Adrià: Las dietas no funcionan, solo funciona la constancia, Diario La Vanguardia.
Synonyms: acatarrado, resfriado
==== Usage notes ====
Constipado is a false friend and does not mean constipated. The Spanish word for constipated is estreñido or estreñida.
=== Noun ===
constipado m (plural constipados)
(medicine) cold
Synonyms: catarro, resfriado
=== Participle ===
constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)
past participle of constipar
=== Further reading ===
“constipado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025