acupuntura

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Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akupunˈtuɾa/,
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Hyphenation: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ra

Noun

acupuntura f (plural acupuntures)

  1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

Galician

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akupunˈtuɾa/
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Hyphenation: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ra

Noun

acupuntura f (plural acupunturas)

  1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

Further reading

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
    Latin acus
    Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.
    Proto-Italic *pungō
    Latin pungō
    Latin pūnctus
    Latin -tura
    Portuguese acupuntura

    Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from Latin acus + pūnctūra. By surface analysis, acu- +‎ puntura.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    acupuntura f (usually uncountable, plural acupunturas)

    1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)
      • 2007, Henrique Amat Rêgo Monteiro, transl., O Poder de Cura da Acupressura e da Acupuntura, São Paulo: Pensamento, translation of The Healing Power of Acupressure and Acupuncture by Matthew D. Bauer, →ISBN, page 142:
        Se você sentir que a acupuntura incomoda, discuta o assunto com o seu acupunturista. Se não ficar satisfeito com o que ele lhe disser, procure outro acupunturista que use agulhas mais finas.
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    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    acupuntura

    1. inflection of acupunturar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

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    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    acupuntura f (plural acupunturas)

    1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

    Derived terms

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