pesticida

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.stiˈt͡ʃi.da/
• Rhymes: -ida
• Hyphenation: pe‧sti‧cì‧da

Adjective

pesticida (masculine plural pesticidi, feminine plural pesticide)

1. pesticidal

Noun

pesticida m (plural pesticidi)

1. pesticide

   Synonym: fitofarmaco

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pesticide. By surface analysis, peste +‎ -cida.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pes.t͡ʃiˈsi.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pes.t͡ʃiˈsi.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʃ.t͡ʃiˈsi.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pes.t͡ʃiˈsi.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɛʃ.tiˈsi.dɐ/ [pɛʃ.tiˈsi.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: pes‧ti‧ci‧da

Noun

pesticida m (plural pesticidas)

1. (agriculture) pesticide (generic term for insecticidal substances used to protect plants from attack by parasites)

Usage notes

Pesticides used in agriculture are more commonly called agrotóxicos.

Further reading

• “pesticida”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “pesticida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pestiˈθida/ [pes.t̪iˈθi.ð̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pestiˈsida/ [pes.t̪iˈsi.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: pes‧ti‧ci‧da

Adjective

pesticida m or f (masculine and feminine plural pesticidas)

1. pesticidal

Noun

pesticida m (plural pesticidas)

1. pesticide

   Synonym: plaguicida

Further reading

• “pesticida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16