cáustico

See also: caustico

Portuguese

Adjective

cáustico (feminine cáustica, masculine plural cáusticos, feminine plural cáusticas)

  1. caustic (capable of destroying organic tissue)
  2. (figurative) caustic (very critical or unpleasant)

Noun

cáustico m (plural cáusticos)

  1. caustic (substance which burns, corrodes or destroys organic tissue)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin caustĭcus, from Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaustiko/ [ˈkau̯s.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -austiko
  • Syllabification: cáus‧ti‧co

Adjective

cáustico (feminine cáustica, masculine plural cáusticos, feminine plural cáusticas)

  1. acrimonious; caustic

Derived terms

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