profiláctico

Galician

Adjective

profiláctico (feminine profiláctica, masculine plural profilácticos, feminine plural profilácticas)

  1. prophylactic

Noun

profiláctico m (plural profilácticos)

  1. prophylactic
  2. condom
    Synonyms: condón, preservativo

Portuguese

Adjective

profiláctico (feminine profiláctica, masculine plural profilácticos, feminine plural profilácticas)

  1. prophylactic

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek προφυλακτικός (prophulaktikós), from προφυλάσσω (prophulássō, “to prevent”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾofiˈlaɡtiko/ [pɾo.fiˈlaɣ̞.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -aɡtiko
  • Syllabification: pro‧fi‧lác‧ti‧co

Adjective

profiláctico (feminine profiláctica, masculine plural profilácticos, feminine plural profilácticas)

  1. prophylactic

Noun

profiláctico m (plural profilácticos)

  1. prophylactic
  2. condom
    Synonyms: condón, preservativo

References

  1. ^ “profiláctico”, 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

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