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)

1. eunuch
2. (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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈnu.ku/ [eʊ̯ˈnu.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈnu.ku/ [eʊ̯ˈnu.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ewˈnu.ko/ [eʊ̯ˈnu.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ewˈnu.ku/

• Rhymes: -uku
• Hyphenation: eu‧nu‧co

Adjective

eunuco (feminine eunuca, masculine plural eunucos, feminine plural eunucas)

1. castrated
   • 1981, Fernando Pettinati, Antônio Camano, 18:41 from the start, in Feira da Fruta (VHS), spoken by Batman (Fernando Pettinati), São Paulo, reddubing of He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul:

     Não adianta, Coringa. Antes de sair da Batcaverna, eu tirei meu pinto fora. Eu não tenho pinto, não sei se vocês sabem disso. Eu sou eunuco!

     It's no use, Joker. Before leaving the Batcave, I took my dick out. I have no dick, if you don't know that. I'm castrated!

2. (figuratively, derogatory) sterile
3. (figuratively, derogatory) useless

Noun

eunuco m (plural eunucos)

1. eunuch (castrated human male)
2. (historical) eunuch (castrated man who was entrusted with the care of the women in the harem)
3. (figuratively, derogatory) man unable to procreate

Further reading

• “eunuco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin eunuchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /euˈnuko/ [eu̯ˈnu.ko]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -uko
• Syllabification: eu‧nu‧co

Noun

eunuco m (plural eunucos)

1. eunuch

Further reading

• “eunuco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28