tranquilizante
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tranqüilizante (pre-1990 spelling)
- tranqùilizante (pre-reform spelling)
Etymology
From tranquilizar + -ante (compare French tranquillisant).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.liˈzɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.liˈzɐ̃.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐ̃.kwi.liˈzɐ̃.tɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
- Hyphenation: tran‧qui‧li‧zan‧te
Adjective
tranquilizante m or f (plural tranquilizantes)
- which tranquilises, calms down
- Synonym: calmante
Noun
tranquilizante m (plural tranquilizantes)
- (pharmacology) tranquiliser (drug used to reduce anxiety or tension)
Further reading
- “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “tranquilizante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “tranquilizante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From tranquilizar + -ante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾankiliˈθante/ [t̪ɾãŋ.ki.liˈθãn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /tɾankiliˈsante/ [t̪ɾãŋ.ki.liˈsãn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: tran‧qui‧li‧zan‧te
Adjective
tranquilizante m or f (masculine and feminine plural tranquilizantes)
Noun
tranquilizante m (plural tranquilizantes)
- tranquilizer
- Synonym: sedante
Related terms
Further reading
- “tranquilizante”, 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