/ˈkomiko/
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Translation
funny, comic
Word origin
From Latin comicus, from Greek komikos, from komos ('revel, merrymaking'). The same Greek root gives English 'comic' and 'comedy'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- komikos
- English cognates
- comic, comedy
Grammar
Femininecómica
Masc pluralcómicos
Fem pluralcómicas
Examples
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The actor is very funny in this film.
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He told us a funny story about his trip.
¡ !
What a comical situation we lived through today!
gestos .
His comic gestures made all the children laugh.
terror.
I prefer comic films to horror ones.
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