remédio

See also: remedio and remedió

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• remedio (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + medeor (“to heal”).

Pronunciation

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• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒju]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.u/ [χeˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju/ [χeˈmɛ.d͡ʒju]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.o/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo/ [heˈmɛ.d͡ʒjo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈmɛ.dju/ [ʁɨˈmɛ.ðju]

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɦɛ.ˈmɛ.djʊ/, [ɦɛ.ˈmɛ.ɟʊ]

• Hyphenation: re‧mé‧di‧o

Noun

remédio m (plural remédios)

1. (pharmacology) medicine (substance which promotes healing)

   Synonyms: cura, droga, medicamento, mezinha

2. (figurative) remedy (something that corrects or counteracts)

   Synonyms: correção, recurso, solução

3. (figurative) alcoholic beverages

   Synonyms: álcool, bebida

Derived terms

• remédio-de-vaqueiro

Related terms

• remediação
• remediado
• remediador
• remediar
• remediativo
• remediável