constipado

From Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).

• IPA^(key): /konstiˈpado/ [kons̺.t̪iˈpa.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: cons‧ti‧pa‧do

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. (pathology) blocked up (nasally congested)

   Synonyms: acatarrado, resfriado

constipado m (plural constipados)

1. (medicine) a cold

   Synonyms: catarro, resfriado

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. past participle of constipar

• constiparse

• “constipado”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “constipado”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

• Hyphenation: cons‧ti‧pa‧do

From Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas) (medicine)

1. (Brazil) constipated
2. (Portugal) blocked up (nasally congested)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. masculine singular past participle of constipar

• “constipado”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “constipado”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “constipado”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “constipado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “constipado”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

From Latin cōnstīpātus (“crowded or pressed closely together”).

• IPA^(key): /konstiˈpado/ [kõns.t̪iˈpa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: cons‧ti‧pa‧do

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. (medicine) blocked up (nasally congested)
   • 10 Nov 2012, Ferran Adrià, Ferran Adrià: Las dietas no funcionan, solo funciona la constancia, Diario La Vanguardia.

     La alimentación es importante para cualquier enfermo porque un buen plato, un caldo elaborado y gustoso, cuando estamos constipados nos devuelve la vida.

     Diet is important for any sick person because a good meal, a prepared and tasty stew, brings us back to life when we have a cough.

   Synonyms: acatarrado, resfriado

• Constipado is a false friend and does not mean constipated. The Spanish word for constipated is estreñido or estreñida.

constipado m (plural constipados)

1. (medicine) cold

   Synonyms: catarro, resfriado

constipado (feminine constipada, masculine plural constipados, feminine plural constipadas)

1. past participle of constipar

• “constipado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024