heroína

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See also: heroina and heroïna

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: he‧ro‧í‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin hērōīna, from Late Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē).

Noun

heroína f (plural heroínas)

  1. female equivalent of herói

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French héroïne.

Noun

heroína f (plural heroínas)

  1. (pharmacy) heroin

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hērōīna, from Late Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɾoˈina/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: he‧ro‧í‧na

Noun

heroína f (plural heroínas, masculine héroe, masculine plural héroes)

  1. heroine

Derived terms

Noun

heroína f (plural heroínas)

  1. heroin

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