contagieux

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin contāgiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.ta.ʒjø/

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Adjective

contagieux (feminine contagieuse, masculine plural contagieux, feminine plural contagieuses)

1. contagious (that can be transmitted to others; easily transmitted to others)

   une maladie (hautement) contagieuse ― a (highly) contagious disease

Derived terms

• contagiosité

Further reading

• “contagieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.