Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροιᾰ (gonórrhoia).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡo.noˈʁɛj.ɐ/ [ɡo.noˈhɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɡo.noˈʁɛj.ɐ/ [ɡo.noˈχɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡo.noˈʁɛj.a/ [ɡo.noˈhɛɪ̯.a]
 

  • Hyphenation: go‧nor‧rei‧a

Noun

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gonorreia f (plural gonorreias)

  1. gonorrhoea (a sexually transmitted disease)

References

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  1. ^ gonorreia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024