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Italian
Etymology
From Latin leprōsus. Doublet of lebbroso.
Adjective
leproso (feminine leprosa, masculine plural leprosi, feminine plural leprose)
- (pathology) leprous (relating to the disease leprosy)
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
leprōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of leprōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin leprōsus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: le‧pro‧so
Adjective
leproso (feminine leprosa, masculine plural leprosos, feminine plural leprosas, metaphonic)
- (pathology) leprous (suffering from leprosy)
Related terms
Noun
leproso m (plural leprosos, feminine leprosa, feminine plural leprosas, metaphonic)
- leper (person who has leprosy)
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin leprōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈpɾoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: le‧pro‧so
Adjective
leproso (feminine leprosa, masculine plural leprosos, feminine plural leprosas)
- (pathology) leprous
Related terms
Further reading