Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin putrescibibilis.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /pu.tɾɨʃˈsi.vɛl/ [pu.tɾɨʃˈsi.vɛɫ], /pu.tɾɨˈʃi.vɛl/ [pu.tɾɨˈʃi.vɛɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /pu.tɾɨʃˈsi.bɛl/ [pu.tɾɨʃˈsi.βɛɫ], /pu.tɾɨˈʃi.bɛl/ [pu.tɾɨˈʃi.βɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
  • Hyphenation: pu‧tres‧cí‧vel

Adjective

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putrescível m or f (plural putrescíveis)

  1. putrescible (capable of becoming putrescent; rottable)
    Synonym: aprodrecível

References

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  1. ^ putrescível”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ putrescível”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024