policlínica
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.liˈklĩ.ni.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.liˈkli.ni.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.liˈkli.ni.kɐ/
Noun
policlínica f (plural policlínicas)
- polyclinic (a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated)
Adjective
policlínica
- feminine singular of policlínico
Further reading
- “policlínica”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “policlínica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Poliklinik, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) and Klinik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poliˈklinika/ [po.liˈkli.ni.ka]
- Rhymes: -inika
- Syllabification: po‧li‧clí‧ni‧ca
Noun
policlínica f (plural policlínicas)
Adjective
policlínica f
- feminine singular of policlínico
Further reading
- “policlínico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025