silicosis
Spanish, noun/siliˈkosis/
silicosis is spelled S-I-L-I-C-O-S-I-S (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 123,873rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Silicosis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “silicosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Inflamación crónica de los bronquios y pulmones, debida a la aspiración de polvo con cristales de sílice, que…”.
What does silicosis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesilicosis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Inflamación crónica de los bronquios y pulmones, debida a la aspiración de polvo con cristales de sílice, que deriva en la formación de tejido cicatricial, provocando una paulatina pérdida de la función respiratoria. Enfermedad irreversible que solo puede ser mejorada con un trasplante de pulmón. Es común entre los mineros.
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.
How do you pronounce silicosis?
- /siliˈkosis/
- [si.liˈko.sis]
- [siliˈkosis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to silicosis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is silicosis in Spanish?
silicosis appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).