eunuco

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin eunuchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ewˈnu.ko/ Rhymes: -uko Hyphenation: eu‧nù‧co === Noun === eunuco m (plural eunuchi) eunuch (slang) weakling or coward === Further reading === eunuco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin eunuchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uku Hyphenation: eu‧nu‧co === Adjective === eunuco (feminine eunuca, masculine plural eunucos, feminine plural eunucas) castrated (figuratively, derogatory) sterile (figuratively, derogatory) useless === Noun === eunuco m (plural eunucos) eunuch (castrated human male) (historical) eunuch (castrated man who was entrusted with the care of the women in the harem) (figuratively, derogatory) man unable to procreate === Further reading === “eunuco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “eunuco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin eunuchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /euˈnuko/ [eu̯ˈnu.ko] Rhymes: -uko Syllabification: eu‧nu‧co === Noun === eunuco m (plural eunucos) eunuch === Further reading === “eunuco”, 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