Definition
Informal short form for benzodiazepine; a class of prescription sedative and anti-anxiety medications.
Etymology
From 'benzodiazepine' clipped to 'benzo' as slang/informal abbreviation, common in medical and recreational drug contexts since the 1970s.
Kelly Says
'Benzo' is how doctors, patients, and unfortunately drug abusers all refer to benzodiazepines—this slang term reveals the drug's cultural penetration and, sadly, the risks of prescription medications becoming recreational substances.
Translations
ARالعربية
بيزنظات
bi-zen-zaat
BNবাংলা
বেঞ্জোয়েট
ben-jo-yet
CACatalà
benzoat
ben-zo-at
CSČeština
benzoát
ben-zo-aat
DADansk
benzoat
ben-zo-at
DEDeutsch
Benzoat
ben-zo-at
ELΕλληνικά
βενζοάτη
ben-zo-a-tee
ESEspañol
benzoato
ben-so-ah-toh
FAفارسی
بنزوات
ben-zo-vat
FISuomi
bensoaat
ben-so-aat
FRFrançais
benzoate
ben-zo-aat
GUGU
બેન્ઝોએટ
ben-zo-ay-at
HIहिन्दी
बेंजोएट
ben-jo-ay-at
HUMagyar
benzoát
ben-zo-aat
IDBahasa Indonesia
benzoat
ben-zo-at
ITItaliano
benzoato
ben-zo-ah-toh
JA日本語
ベンゾエート
ben-zo-ee-to
MRMR
बेंजोएट
ben-jo-ay-at
MSBahasa Melayu
benzoat
ben-zo-at
MYမြန်မာ
ဘင်ဇိုအေး
bin-zo-ay
NLNederlands
benzoaat
ben-zo-aat
NONorsk
benzoat
ben-zo-at
PAPA
ਬੈਂਜੋਏਟ
ban-jo-ay-at
PLPolski
benzoan
ben-zo-an
PTPortuguês
benzoato
ben-zo-ah-toh
RORomână
benzoat
ben-zo-at
RUРусский
бензоат
ben-zo-at
SVSvenska
benzoat
ben-zo-at
SWKiswahili
benzoate
ben-zo-at
TAதமிழ்
பேன்சோயேட்டு
pen-so-ya-ettu
TEతెలుగు
బెంజొయేట్
ben-jo-ay-at
TLTL
benzoato
ben-zo-ah-toh
TRTürkçe
benzoat
ben-zo-at
UKУкраїнська
бензоат
ben-zo-at
VITiếng Việt
benzoat
ben-zo-at
ZH中文
苯甲酸盐
bēn jiǎ suān yán