psicólogo

/siˈkoloɡo/ · B2 · noun · m

psychologist

psicólogo — psychologist

🧠 psico- (mind/soul) + -logo (study-er) = one who studies the mind

From Greek psykhē (soul, mind) + logos (study, word). Same roots as English psycho-logist. Spanish just drops the 'h' and says the p-s cluster as a plain 's': si-KO-lo-go.

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