melecina

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Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin medicīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meleˈθina/,
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: me‧le‧ci‧na

Noun

melecina f (plural melecines)

  1. medicine, medication
    • 1634-1662?, Antón de Marirreguera, L'Ensalmador:
      Y par’ eso ño hai otra melecina [...] Q' el tabaco ye llinda melecina
      And for that there's no other medicine That tobacco is a nice medicine
    • 1744-1803?, Bruno Cepeda, Riqueza asturiana:
      Ye melecina probada.
      It's proven medicine.
    • 1845-1895?, Teodoro Cuesta, Barruntos d'Amor:
      Me darás la melecina [...] Dándome la melecina
      You will give me the medicine Giving me the medicine
    • 1861-1901?, Jorge Suárez de la Riera, El Rosariu:
      No hay melecina pa´ l malo
      There is no medicine for the bad one
    • 1891, Bernardo Acevedo y Huelves, Últimos momentos de Jovellanos:
      non tópen melecina
      they can't find any medicine

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /meleˈθina/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /meleˈsina/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: me‧le‧ci‧na

Noun

melecina f (plural melecinas)

  1. (obsolete) medicine

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