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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin nosocomīum, from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon, “hospital”), from νόσος (nósos, “disease, illness”) + κομέω (koméō, “to take care of”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɔ.zɔˈkɔ.mju/
- Hyphenation (Portugal): no‧so‧có‧mio
Noun
nosocómio m (plural nosocómios) (European Portuguese spelling)
- (archaic) hospital
- Synonym: hospital
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