cáustico
Spanish, adjective/ˈkaustiko/
cáustico is spelled C-Á-U-S-T-I-C-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 82,716th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cáustico is a Spanish adjective meaning “acrimonious; caustic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice de lo que quema y desorganiza”.
What does cáustico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
acrimonious; caustic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice de lo que quema y desorganiza. 2. Mordaz, agresivo. 3. Dicho de un medicamento: Que desorganiza los tejidos como si los quemase, produciendo una escara.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cáustico
- cáustica feminine
- cáusticos masculine plural
- cáusticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cáustico?
- /ˈkaustiko/
- [ˈkau̯s.t̪i.ko]
- [ˈkawst̪iko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cáustico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cáustico in Spanish?
cáustico appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).