tremedeira

Portuguese

Etymology

tremer (“to tremble; to shiver”) +‎ -deira.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˌtɾe.me.ˈde(j).ɾa/

Noun

tremedeira f (plural tremedeiras)

1. shiver (trembling from cold or fright)
2. (pathology) malaria

Synonyms

• (shiver): calafrio, tremura, tremor, tremelique
• (malaria): malária, sezonismo, paludismo

Related terms

• tiritar
• tremer