calamidade

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calamitātem.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧la‧mi‧da‧de

Noun

calamidade f (plural calamidades)

  1. calamity (event resulting in great loss)
  2. calamity (distress that results from some disaster)

References

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