paranoico

/paɾaˈnoiko/ · B1 · adj

paranoid

👀 paranoico = English paranoid + Spanish -ico ending

From Greek paranoia: para (beside, beyond) + nous (mind), so a mind gone off to one side. Spanish uses the same root as English and adds -ico, as in lógico and típico. Stress falls on NO: pa-ra-NOI-co.

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