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Portuguese
Etymology
From French scorbut, related to Dutch scheurbuik.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: es‧cor‧bu‧to
Noun
escorbuto m (usually uncountable, plural escorbutos)
- (pathology) scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French scorbut, from Late Latin scorbutus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskoɾˈbuto/
- Rhymes: -uto
- Syllabification: es‧cor‧bu‧to
Noun
escorbuto m (plural escorbutos)
- scurvy
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