pesticida
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
pesticida (masculine plural pesticidi, feminine plural pesticide)
Noun edit
pesticida m (plural pesticidi)
- pesticide
- Synonym: fitofarmaco
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From English pesticide. By surface analysis, peste + -cida.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pesticida m (plural pesticidas)
- pesticide (substance used to kill pests)
Usage notes edit
Pesticides used in agriculture are more commonly called agrotóxicos.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /pestiˈθida/ [pes.t̪iˈθi.ð̞a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /pestiˈsida/ [pes.t̪iˈsi.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ida
- Syllabification: pes‧ti‧ci‧da
Adjective edit
pesticida m or f (masculine and feminine plural pesticidas)
Noun edit
pesticida m (plural pesticidas)
- pesticide
- Synonym: plaguicida
Further reading edit
- “pesticida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014