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enfermo

/enˈfeɾmo/

adjective/enˈfeɾmo/

sick, ill

Synonyms: malato

Inherited from Latin īnfirmus (“weak, feeble”), from īn- + firmus (“strong”).

noun, masculine/enˈfeɾmo/plural: enfermos

sick person, patient

Los enfermos van empeorando.The patients are getting worse.

Synonyms: doliente, paciente

Related: enfermería, enfermero, enfermera, enfermizo, enfermo mental, unción de los enfermos

Inherited from Latin īnfirmus (“weak, feeble”), from īn- + firmus (“strong”).