onicofagia
Portuguese, noun/o.ni.ko.faˈʒi.ɐ/
onicofagia is spelled O-N-I-C-O-F-A-G-I-A (10 letters). Onicofagia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “onychophagia (compulsive biting of one’s nails)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “hábito ou vício de roer as unhas”.
What does onicofagia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineonychophagia (compulsive biting of one’s nails)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. hábito ou vício de roer as unhas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce onicofagia?
- Brazil /o.ni.ko.faˈʒi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ɔ.ni.ku.fɐˈʒi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.