manicomio

== Galician == === Etymology === Spanish manicomio, based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/, [mäniˈkɔmjʊ] Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧co‧mio === Noun === manicomio m (plural manicomios) (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital Synonym: hospital psiquiátrico madhouse (all senses) == Italian == === Etymology === Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/ Rhymes: -ɔmjo Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧cò‧mio === Noun === manicomio m (plural manicomi) (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital Synonym: ospedale psichiatrico madhouse (all senses) (figurative, colloquial) a mess Synonyms: casino, macello Near-synonym: disordine ==== Derived terms ==== manicomiale === Further reading === manicomio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana manicomio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa === Anagrams === incoiammo, omonimica == Spanish == === Etymology === Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maniˈkomjo/ [ma.niˈko.mjo] Rhymes: -omjo Syllabification: ma‧ni‧co‧mio === Noun === manicomio m (plural manicomios) (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital Synonyms: (offensive) casa de locos, hospital psiquiátrico madhouse (all senses) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “manicomio”, 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