acupunturista
Portuguese
Etymology
From acupuntura + -ista.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ku.pũ.tuˈɾis.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ku.pũ.tuˈɾiʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ku.pũ.tuˈɾis.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ku.pũ.tuˈɾiʃ.tɐ/
Noun
acupunturista m or f by sense (plural acupunturistas)
- acupuncturist (professional engaged in the practice of acupuncture)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:acupunturista.
Further reading
- “acupunturista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From acupuntura + -ista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akupuntuˈɾista/ [a.ku.pũn̪.t̪uˈɾis.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ris‧ta
Noun
acupunturista m or f by sense (plural acupunturistas)
- acupuncturist
- Synonym: acupuntor
Further reading
- “acupunturista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024