manicomio

/maniˈkomjo/ · ma‧ni‧co‧mio

noun masculine: el manicomio

asylum, madhouse
- Esta oficina parece un manicomio hoy.
  This office looks like a madhouse today.

An old, now offensive word for a psychiatric hospital; today it is mostly used jokingly for chaos.

Plural manicomios

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