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Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
catarro m (plural catarros)
- cold, catarrh
- whooping cough
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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”).
Noun
catarro m (plural catarri)
- (pathology) catarrh, phlegm
- mucus
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos).
Pronunciation
Noun
catarro m (plural catarros)
- phlegm (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages)
- Synonym: escarro
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”), from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “to flow down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈtaro/
- Rhymes: -aro
- Syllabification: ca‧ta‧rro
Noun
catarro m (plural catarros)
- (illness) cold
- mucus
- (pathology) catarrh
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