contágio

See also: contagio, contagió, and contagiò

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin contāgium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈta.ʒi.u/ [kõˈta.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈta.ʒju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈta.ʒi.u/ [kõˈta.ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈta.ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈta.ʒi.o/ [kõˈta.ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈta.ʒjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈta.ʒju/

• Hyphenation: con‧tá‧gi‧o

Noun

contágio m (plural contágios)

1. contagion (transmission of a contagious disease)

   Synonym: (informal) contagião

Derived terms

• contagiar

Related terms

• contagião
• contagioso

Further reading

• “contágio” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.