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mentecato.

crazy, insane, mad

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/menteˈkato/[mẽn̪.t̪eˈka.t̪o]
  1. crazy, insane, mad

  2. half-witted, foolish

Where this word comes from

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mente captus (literally “taken in the mind”).

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