paroxismo
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Ancient Greek παροξυσμός (paroxusmós).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧xis‧mo
Noun edit
paroxismo m (plural paroxismos)
- paroxysm (a random or sudden outburst of activity)
- paroxysm (a sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit)
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Ancient Greek παροξυσμός (paroxusmós).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
paroxismo m (plural paroxismos)
- paroxysm (a random or sudden outburst of activity)
- paroxysm (a sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “paroxismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014