paludismo
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin palūdem (“swamp, marsh”) + -ismo. By surface analysis, palude + -ismo. Compare French paludisme.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.luˈd͡ʒiz.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pa.luˈd͡ʒiʒ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.luˈd͡ʒiz.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.luˈdiʒ.mu/ [pɐ.luˈðiʒ.mu]
Noun
paludismo m (plural paludismos)
- malaria (disease)
- Synonyms: malária, impaludismo, febre palustre
Further reading
- “paludismo”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
- “paludismo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “paludismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin palūdem (“swamp, marsh”) + -ismo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paluˈdismo/ [pa.luˈð̞iz.mo]
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Syllabification: pa‧lu‧dis‧mo
Noun
paludismo m (plural paludismos)
Further reading
- “paludismo”, 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