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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
cáustico (feminine cáustica, masculine plural cáusticos, feminine plural cáusticas)
- caustic (capable of destroying organic tissue)
- (figurative) caustic (very critical or unpleasant)
Noun
cáustico m (plural cáusticos)
- caustic (substance which burns, corrodes or destroys organic tissue)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin caustĭcus, from Ancient Greek καυστικός (kaustikós).
Pronunciation
Adjective
cáustico (feminine cáustica, masculine plural cáusticos, feminine plural cáusticas)
- acrimonious; caustic
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