menopausa
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
menopausa f (plural menopause)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Compound of Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + pausa (“break”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -awzɐ
- Hyphenation: me‧no‧pau‧sa
Noun edit
menopausa f (plural menopausas)
- (physiology) menopause (definitive cessation of menstruation)
- (physiology) menopause (the stage of a woman's life at which this process occurs (the average age at which menopause begins is 51))