lacrimógeno

See also: lacrimogeno

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lacrima (“tear”) + -geno.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lakɾiˈmoxeno/ [la.kɾiˈmo.xe.no]
Rhymes: -oxeno
Syllabification: la‧cri‧mó‧ge‧no

Adjective

lacrimógeno (feminine lacrimógena, masculine plural lacrimógenos, feminine plural lacrimógenas)

(relational) tear (of the eyes); tear-inducing
tearful, causing tears; sad, emotional
Synonyms: lacrimoso, lagrimoso
lachrymatory

Derived terms

Related terms

lágrima

Further reading

“lacrimógeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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