pesticida

• IPA^(key): /pes.tiˈt͡ʃi.da/
• Rhymes: -ida
• Hyphenation: pe‧sti‧cì‧da

pesticida m or f (masculine plural pesticidi, feminine plural pesticide)

1. pesticidal

pesticida m (plural pesticidi)

1. pesticide

   Synonym: fitofarmaco

Borrowed from English pesticide. By surface analysis, peste +‎ -cida.

• Hyphenation: pes‧ti‧ci‧da

pesticida m (plural pesticidas)

1. (agriculture) pesticide (generic term for insecticidal substances used to protect plants from attack by parasites)

Pesticides used in agriculture are more commonly called agrotóxicos.

• “pesticida”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pesticida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

From peste +‎ -cida.

• IPA^(key): /pestiˈθida/ [pes.t̪iˈθi.ð̞a] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /pestiˈsida/ [pes.t̪iˈsi.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: pes‧ti‧ci‧da

pesticida m or f (masculine and feminine plural pesticidas)

1. pesticidal

pesticida m (plural pesticidas)

1. pesticide

   Synonym: plaguicida

• “pesticida”, 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