manicomio

/maniˈkomjo/ · B2 · noun · m

mental hospital

🏥 sounds like many + comic: a place full of many comic, wild characters

Spanish manicomio comes from Greek mania (madness) plus komeion (care place), so it literally means a place for treating madness. Link mani- to mania: mani + comio = mania hospital.

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