flagelo
See also: flageló
Portuguese
editEtymology 1
editLearned borrowing from Latin flagellum.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editflagelo m (plural flagelos)
- scourge; a whip, especially one used to hit people
- scourge (a persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble)
- bane, a cause of suffering or source of pain and anguish
- (microbiology) flagellum (whip-like appendage in bacteria and protists)
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: fla‧ge‧lo
Verb
editflagelo
Further reading
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Latin flagellum.
Noun
editflagelo m (plural flagelos)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editflagelo
Further reading
edit- “flagelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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